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Gimli Viking

The Gimli Viking statue in Manitoba: a tall white bearded Viking in a horned helmet and cloak, standing on a rock garden in a park under a blue sky.
Artwork FileGimli, Canada

Gimli Viking

SeenJun 2019

Gissur Eliasson and George Barone · 1967 · Gimli

Photo: Krazytea (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2017-08. Resized, full frame. Current Commons replacement photograph is from August 2017; the page’s day-level dates differ.

Gimli's 4.6-metre fibreglass Viking was designed by Gissur Eliasson and built by sculptor George Barone for Canada's 1967 centennial. It stands in a park that links the town's roadside landmark to the history of New Iceland. Source Source Source Checked

Shown in a June 2019 site photograph — evidence dated 2019-06. The dated source documents this sighting; it does not establish present condition. Source Checked

💡 4 things to know

  1. A centennial landmarkThe Gimli Chamber of Commerce commissioned the statue for Canada's 1967 centennial. Source Checked
  2. Two makersGissur Eliasson designed it and George Barone constructed the fibreglass figure. Source Checked
  3. Iceland's president unveiled itÁsgeir Ásgeirsson dedicated the statue in 1967. Source Checked
  4. Restored after 48 yearsWinnipeg Free Press documented a two-week repair and recoating in 2015. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

Viking Park, south end of Second Avenue · Gimli, Canada Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 201522 May

    Winnipeg Free Press documented the restoration

  2. 20175 Aug

    New Viking Park unveiled

  3. 2017Aug

    Renovated Viking photographed in the new park

  4. 2019Jun

    Manitoba Historical Society page shows the statue in place

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.

✅ The facts

Designer
Gissur Eliasson Source Checked
Sculptor
George Barone Source Checked
Unveiled
1967 Source Checked
Height
4.6 metres Source Checked
Material
Fibreglass Source Checked

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