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The History Channel broadcast a new program featuring Professor Terje Leiren on November 22, 2005. The program, part of a new series called “The BIG BUILD,” asks what it takes to construct a Viking ship and presents the Viking past as an exciting “how to” project. In Anacortes, Washington, a half-size replica of the Gokstad ship takes shape under the supervision of Boatwright Jay Smith who leads a team of specialist using authentic Viking tools and techniques. Dr. Terje Leiren of the University of Washington provides historical commentary on the Viking age helping to put the project into historical context. In the end, the ship is given away to a local Society for Creative Anachonism from Tacoma.