Identity and inclusion start here: Asgard Alaska welcomes everyone who loves history and the outdoors. In recruiting our volunteers, board members, staff, and supporters, we value the unique contributions you bring, whatever your culture, race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, beliefs, opinions, languages spoken, education, or veteran status. The Norse world belongs to all of us who study it. We reject any use of Norse history or symbols to promote hate. We are stronger together, and identity and inclusion mean all are welcome around our fire.
Where we stand: Asgard Alaska is creating an open-air Viking museum and campground in Alaska. We are in Phase 1 of our Roadmap right now. We are raising the Land Fund to secure a site. The museum is not open yet, but wherever you live, you can follow the build.
Identity and Inclusion: A Wider World Than You Might Think
The Viking Age itself was never one people in one place. When Leif Erikson sailed to Vinland, his crew included Tyrkir, the foster-father who had helped raise him. The Saga of the Greenlanders calls him a “southerner.” It says that when he found grapes, he was so excited that he spoke in German, the language of his homeland. So even Leif’s small crew drew on more than one people. Meanwhile, trading towns such as Hedeby drew merchants from well beyond Scandinavia. In other words, the history we tell has always had room for newcomers.
If you want the rest of our story, the three pages below cover who we are, what we do, and why we do it. You can also meet our board.
