Asgard Alaska is an Alaska nonprofit with one big idea: an open-air Viking museum and historical campground in Alaska’s wilderness, more than likely in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, within reach of most Alaskans on the road system. We were formed for the charitable and educational purposes of educating, entertaining and inspiring Alaskans to come together in the history-centric environments we create. We are three founders, a lot of research, and not yet a single acre, which is where you come in.
This page introduces the three founders of Asgard Alaska, the people behind the project. The museum is not open yet, because we are in Phase 1 of our Roadmap, raising the Land Fund to buy the site. If you want to know what we are working to build, read Our Mission.
If you want to follow along from anywhere in the world, the easiest way is Axe and Anchor, Asgard Alaska’s Newsletter.
Meet the Asgard Alaska Founders
Asgard Alaska began as a dream and grew through years of planning and research. Glen Kratochvil, our Executive Director, came to Alaska in 2004 to serve with AmeriCorps and never left. Since then he has run nonprofit programs, started a small business, and spent every spare weekend exploring the state. He is a builder and woodworker with a lifelong love of Viking history, and Asgard is where those passions meet.
Amanda Kratochvil, Glen’s wife and co-founder, has faithfully served the nonprofit sector for nearly 20 years. She currently works in administrative support for a nonprofit healthcare facility. She has also volunteered for a local sled dog racing organization for almost a decade, serves on various committees and in leadership roles, and is an active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, the Alaska Bird Club, and the Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers Association. In her spare time, Amanda enjoys spending time in the Alaskan outdoors, including gardening, foraging, fishing, and backpacking.
Scott Kratochvil, co-founder, is a software engineer and professional writer with a love of language. He taught English in Prague, helped rebuild a historic farm in Central Bohemia, and lived and worked aboard the Lady Washington, a replica 18th-century tall ship. Hauling line on a wooden ship is about as close to Viking seamanship as a modern American gets. An avid backcountry hiker, he brings a writer’s eye and a sailor’s hands to the project.
Beyond the Asgard Alaska Founders: Our Board
Today, the three founders serve as the founding Board of Directors. As we grow, we will add directors from the wider Alaska community (our bylaws allow up to 15). The board meets quarterly, and we post its meetings on our event calendar.
We also believe you should be able to check our work. Asgard Alaska holds Candid’s 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency, so our goals, strategies, and progress are on the public record.
Gifts to the Land Fund go toward buying that first acre. If you want to give, volunteer, or partner with us, see Get Involved.
Strength of Three
Three turns up again and again in Norse myth: the three roots of Yggdrasil and the three Norns. The valknut (pictured above in a modern design) is a symbol of three interlocked triangles. It is carved on Viking Age picture stones such as the Tangelgarda stone from Gotland, often near scenes of death and Odin. We like it for a simpler reason, though: three people, each holding up a corner, make something that does not fall over. Want to know more? Contact us.
Follow the Build
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