Photo: The members of the Guild Board are seen with Rane Willerslev, from left Anette Borg, Finn Berggren, Lis Tribler, Rane Willerslev, Jens Grønkjær, Jacob Stryhn, and Svend-Erik Kristensen. Photo: Hasse Ferrold.

The Alderman welcomed the attendees to the annual meeting, at Skovhytten, with a glass of white wine.

The Alderman presented the day's program, which began with an exciting and inspiring presentation from Rane Willerslev, who described how he has become who he is and how he uses his skills to transform the leadership of the Danish National Museum.

Photo: Rane Willerslev is speaking at the beautifully decorated tables. Photo: Hasse Ferrold.

After Rane Willerslev's presentation, the Alderman, the vice-chairman, and the chairman presented the fundraising for the Public gift, which Harald Bluetooth Guild has taken the initiative to, namely a bridge over the moat to The Reconstructed Castle.

We call the fundraising "We are building a bridge to the past."

After the presentation, Rane Willerslev encouraged all of us to contribute to the Public gift.

It is important for our area, and for our population and its successors, that we have this huge attraction. It also supports UNESCO's requirements for local support for the Ring Fortresses.

Next, it was time for the actual Guild Assembly, according to the statutes of the Guild.

The Alderman appointed deputy chairman Svend-Erik Kristensen to lead the Guild Assembly.

Svend-Erik noted that the assembly was legally convened and immediately gave the floor to the chairman Jens Grønkjær, who was responsible for Report on the past year, including membership status.

The Guild assembly had an attendance of 70 members, including the members of the guild board. Since the last guild assembly, we have admitted 56 new members, bringing us to about 300 members from 38 different countries, who have all agreed to promote knowledge about Trelleborg, the Viking Age, and West Zealand.

The new season for inagurations in Harald Bluetooth's Guild has started, and on April 29, 2025, we admitted 8 new members, in the finest spring weather.

Photo: From the left Author Hanna Sode, Artistic Director Peter Thieme, Sales Manager Charlotte Tornhøj, IT Security Carsten Klitgaard Villumsen, CEO Peder S Andersen, CEO Kaj Juul Pedersen, Chairman Kristian Worm, and CEO Henrik Ib Jørgensen.

In connection with the state visit of Iceland's President Halla Tómasdóttir to Denmark on 8 and 9 October 2024, the President and Björn Skúlason held a return event on 9 October at Nordatlantens Brygge with the participation of The King and Queen and Princess Benedikte. At this event, the Guild's International Ambassador Hasse Ferrold had the great pleasure of being able to convey the appointment of President Halla Tómasdóttir as an Honorary Member of Harald Bluetooth's Guild. The president received a Guild Letter and the Guild's PIN. See more about the state visit on the Icelandic president's website Forseti.is , with photos of Hasse Ferrold, as well as on Hasse Ferrold's own website
https://hasseferrold.blogspot.com/2024/10/fotos-hasse-ferrold-islands-prsidentpar.html

At the last member admission of the year, we reached 55 newly admitted members in 2024.

Photo: From the left Gao Zhipeng, Henrik Dan Jensen, Kasper Ninn Johansen, Libuse Ellingerova, Jiri Ellinger, Vibeke Riemer, Lars Kolind, Henrik Brandt, Beate Cecilie Stampe-Terkildsen and Dan Stampe-Terkildsen.

Photo: The participants in front of the longhouse at the Viking castle.

Harald Bluetooth's Guild has initiated a collaboration with Skælskør Business Association. This was marked at a fully subscribed member event on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Trelleborg.

The members of the business association arrived with a vintage bus from the Danish Bus Museum.

Photo: The veteran bus from Skælskør arrives in Trelleborg.

Photo: Museum director Anne-Christian Frank Larsen tells.

Harald Bluetooth Guild had the pleasure to welcome our partners in the Danish-Irish Youth Exchange program and took the opportunity to inaugurate the 8 members from Waterford Rotary in the Guild.

Photo: From the left Regitze Siggaard, Søren Hansen, Shefali Ranthe, Per Brix, Qi Savanna Liu, Allan Strudahl og Stig Boisen Fritz-Rasmussen.

The Ambassador of Egypt, Mohamed Karin Sharif and mrs Ola Fahmy had invited members of Harald Bluetooth Guild for a cosy afternoon the 6th of September at his residence, The Egyptian House.

Close to 40 members of the Guild participated with great enjoyment in this event and all highly expressed their appreciation for the kind hospitality of the ambassador.

Photos: Hasse Ferrold

Dear members of the Harald Bluetooth Guild

I would like to warmly encourage you to consider the opportunity to participate in this positive invitation from Ambassador Mohamed Karin Fouad Sherif to a Harald Bluetooth meeting at the Egyptian House, Strandøre 8B, 2100 Copenhagen.

The meeting will be held on September 6 at 16.00-18.00.

We have been given the opportunity to offer free bus transportation from Slagelse and back to our first meeting held in Copenhagen.

Please respond by August 28 to
oldermanden@haraldblaatand.dk

Viking greeting

Finn Berggren
Oldermanden

On 21 August 2024, Harald Bluetooth's Guild admitted 7 new members. The inauguration took place in Hedebyhuset.

Photo: From left Alderman Finn Berggren, Guild Board members Anette Borg and Lis Tribler, guest Hans Hermansen, new members Ann-Katrine Karoff, Ole E Hansen, Kimberly Jensen, Christian Bille, guest Martin Jensen, new members Dorte Jensen and Christen Jensen, and Guild Board member Jacob Stryhn.