Deep beneath the devastating waves, the remains of Floki’s Drakkar Ship lie shattered and forgotten in time. But only those who are determined enough will be able to rebuild and experience its true power.
With your Sleipnir Axe in hand, Varjagen Shield strapped to your arm, and your eyes glowing through your Gjermundbu Helmet, you’re ready to set sail and embark on endless new adventures.
Piece by piece, the ship rises to the surface—reborn through your Viking strength and spirit.
About the Medal
The fourth part of the Medals for Life series is the Drakkar Ship Medal. This mighty ship consists of 9 parts. Want to complete the ship? Then a serious journey awaits! Only the strongest of the strong, with enough points, will be able to hoist the sail.
You receive the first part of this medal at 34 points. To fully own the complete ship, you’ll need 50 medal points. You can earn these by participating in the Strong Viking events.
Continue your journey and earn Floki’s Drakkar Ship!
The Journey of Raven-Floki
In the year 868, Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson leaves western Norway. He is no ordinary traveler, but a man with a purpose: to find the unknown land to the west – a place of which earlier seafarers had only caught fleeting glimpses. With his wife, children, three companions, and three ravens, he boards his wooden ship (drakkar), built for the open sea.
The wind carries them to the Faroe Islands, where Floki loses his daughter – a bad omen, some say. But Floki sails on, determined. On the open sea, he releases his ravens one by one. The first returns. The second flies a bit further but turns back. The third disappears toward the western horizon. Floki follows it, full of trust.
Days later, a rugged coastline emerges from the mist. Iceland. Floki and his companions set foot ashore. The summer is kind. Lakes teeming with fish, green valleys, clear waterfalls – it seems like a promised land. But winter hits hard. Ice-cold and merciless. Livestock dies. The wind cuts through their bones. Floki climbs a mountain and gazes out over a world of snow and glacier. He names the land “Ísland” – Iceland.
When he returns to Norway, he speaks bitterly of cold and death. But his companions also tell of fertile valleys and freedom. And so begins the wave of settlers heading to Iceland – the land Floki was the first to consciously discover.
He sought a new beginning. What he found was freedom, but also cold, loss… and history.
