Admission on July 9, 2026
On Thursday, July 9, 2026, we welcomed 2 students into Harald Bluetooth Guild as part of our exchange program with Ireland.
In the picture, from left to right, you can see Jacob Stryhn and Anette Borg from the Guild board, the exchange students Elva Viola Thomsen from Denmark and Helen Donnelly-Barrett from Ireland, as well as Alderman Finn Berggren.
Summer Outing
On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 50 members and companions took part in a summer outing that, with VIKINGBUS, first took the participants to a sensory exhibition at Fugledegaard in Naturpark Åmosen by Tissø, where the beliefs, rituals, and lives of the Vikings are told through sound, light, and the incredible reconstruction of the Tissø ring, weighing about 2 kg of gold. The ring is, by the way, part of Harald Bluetooth Guild's logo.
Fugledegaard's cultural coordinator, Julie Strandby Dam-Larsen, gave a guided tour and spoke animatedly about the place.
After the visit, the trip continued around Tissø to Selchausdal Manor, where the estate owners Helle and Peter Vagn-Jensen welcomed us in, and we were told about the estate itself, as well as the Viking-era finds that are being discovered in the estate's fields for preservation for future generations.
The evening ended with an excellent dinner featuring game hunted in the area, prepared on-site, and accompanied by outstanding wines.
Photos by Hasse Ferrold
New Guild Board
From May 2026, the Guild Board will consist of Mayor Knud Vincents, Treasurer Lis Tribler, new member Carl Østergaard, member Birgitte Dinesen, chairman Jens Grønkjær, alderman Finn Berggren, new vice chairman Jacob Stryhn, and member Anette Borg.
Photo: evanfoto.dk
Inaguration 16th April 2024
On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, Harald Bluetooth's Guild conducted the first admission here in its 10th anniversary year. We inagurated 7 new members.
Photo: From the left: Jacob Stryhn (Guild Agency), Simon Sears (Nominator), Lis Tribler (Guild Agency), Manager Leif Stiholt, Anette Borg (Guild Agency), Architect Hans Scheving, Head of Preventative Service Gorm Martin Larsen, Civil engineer Morten Rasmussen, Principal of School Kenneth Willander, Kenneth Munck (Nominator), Naval Officer Leanne Wray, Australia, Birgitte Dinesen (Guild Agency), Jens Grønkjær (Guild Agency), Former Editor-in-chief Torben Dalby Larsen, Alderman Finn Berggren (Guild Agency), and Svend-Erik Kristensen (Guild Agency).
Inaguration 2nd October 2023
Photo: From the left Consul Simon Mears, Tanzania, CEO René Barington, Senior Partner Frederik Ahm Krag, Ambassador Tina Krce, Croatia, National Archivist Asbjørn Hellum, Director Jens Kristian Poulsen, Museum Manager Ruth Hedegaard, Director Søren Hansen, Ambassador Alan M Leventhal, USA, Sherry Leventhal, USA and principal Per Michael Johansen.
Photo: Deputy Mayor of Slagelse Municipality welcomes the new members at Kragerup Estate.
Photo: Estate owner Regitze Dinesen tells about Kragerup Estate.
New members admitted on 27 September 2023
Photo: From left Marianne Stentebjerg, Anders Gjesing, Alan Thagaard, Erik Lindsøe, Pernille Hartmann Labusz, Anders Kolding and Philip Maury.
Successful youth exchange project
Harald Bluetooth Guild can look back with great satisfaction on this summer's exchange project between Slagelse municipality and Waterford municipality in Ireland.
The exchange project has been a long time in the making, but in the spring the Guild succeeded in initiating a 5-year cooperation agreement with the great help of the Irish embassy in Copenhagen and the Danish embassy in Dublin.
In addition to Harald Bluetooth Guild, Slagelse Gymnasium, Slagelse-Antvorskov Rotary and Waterford Rotary have been involved in the process. The two latter Rotary clubs have been responsible for accommodation of the young high school students, while the program was organized by Trelleborg Museum and Harald Bluetooth Guild.
The lucky high school students who got the opportunity to learn about the respective countries' culture and Viking relations were Alexander Noort Hansen from Slagelse and Ben Aziri from Waterford.
The 18-year-old high school student Alexander Noort Hansen talks with great enthusiasm about his many experiences during his stay in Waterford. It is clear how much the great hospitality and attention from the local hosts has meant during Alexander's stay. I was introduced to places and official persons that I would never have had the opportunity to experience as an ordinary tourist, e.g. I met the mayor, says Alexander. Ireland's ambassador, Elizabet McCullough, has expressed thanks on social media for the cooperation with Slagelse Municipality and Harald Bluetooth Guild, and all parties look forward to the exchange of young people from Waterford and Slagelse Municipality in the coming years.
Photo: Ben Aziri in the middle with the Alderman, Finn Berggren and Museums director Anne Kristine Larsen in front of the Danish Parliament.
New members admitted on 28 June 2023
Billedtekst: From left: Stephen Sporrer, Ben Terence Leahy Aziri, Rachelle Keck, and James Keck.
Foto: Jens Grønkjær, scald
New members admitted on 28 June 2023
Billedtekst: From left: Stephen Sporrer, Ben Terence Leahy Aziri, Rachelle Keck, and James Keck.
Foto: Jens Grønkjær, scald
New members of The Harald Bluetooth Guild
Wednesday May 31st 2023 the Guild inaugurated 11 new members
Among the new members were the Irish ambassador Ms. Elizabeth McCullough, and vice ambassador Ms. Emily Ghadimi. The embassy has been an active party in the creation of an exchange programme, where a young Dane is sent to Ireland for a week in June, and a young Irishman the other way. Before the recording, the ambassador was received at Slagelse Town Hall by Deputy Mayor Jane Dahl.
After the inauguration the Alderman Finn Berggren welcomed the 43 participants to the Annual Meeting, held in the beautiful settings of Kragerup Estate. After the recording, the company went on to Kragerup Estates, where Harald Blåtand's Guild has its Guild Room. Here another 32 members of the Guild came together to hold the annual Guild meeting, followed by dinner in the cozy Restaurant Blixen.
Before the dinner Ms. Anne-Christine Larsen, head of the Viking Museum at Trelleborg, spoke about the effort of the Danish Ring Castles to be recognized as UNESCO World Heritage.
Photo: The New Members. From left: Jørgen Klode, Michael Andersen, Lars Fischer Rasmussen, Brian Andersen, Carsten Fich-Olsen, Emily Ghadimi, Ejvind Sandal, Sven Ole Rosenkilde, Elizabeth McCullough, Vibeke Bagger og Peter Rasmussen.
Photo: Hasse Ferrold
