"Those who explore the world beyond their village will better understand the motivations of others"

-Hávamál

OUR SAGA

Built by a small group of Viking history enthusiasts and living history demonstrators, Sea Wolf Voyages was born on the shores of Puget Sound and the surrounding lakes and waterways of the Pacific Northwest.

We continue to grow as an ever-expanding community of educators, craftspeople, mentors, artisans, and scholars, working with other organizations, living history groups, museums, and local partners through collaboration and shared purpose.

By combining the study of time-honored written history with hands-on practice using the tools, traditions, methods, and vessels of early medieval peoples, we re-learn what our ancestors once knew—and what history has since forgotten. This process invites reflection on our own modern lives and how we might revive a culture of building through collaboration.

From close brothers and sisters to distant cousins across the Pacific Northwest, SWV has become an extended village of like-minded individuals united by a shared passion for history, traditional craftsmanship, community, and the Sea.

Courses we are Plotting

  • Education & Charitable Endeavors

    SWV continuously builds and expands on how we learn and inform the public, from enthusiastic study and literal building on our knowledge to developing new programs and experiences to share with the public

  • Ship Builds

    Working with local Shipwrights and ethically sourcing materials from local sawmills and craftspeople, SWV is working toward building a fleet of vessels to serve as learning platforms

  • Museum

    In addition to our pop-up museum, SWV is pursuing plans for a permanent museum.

Board of Directors

  • Paul Pedersen

    PRESIDENT - FOUNDER

  • Carol Cross

    SECRETARY

  • Liz Ostasiewski

    TREASURER - ART DIRECTOR

Advisory Board

  • Seth Tufteland

  • Lita Burnside

  • William Gruner

  • Sven Lugar

Our Den Mother

Mary Bettger

Philanthropist, Activist, Mother & Scourge of the Salish Sea

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