Owner of Viking ship used in The Odyssey says studio has not paid bill for damage

The Glad av Gillberga was used as one of the escort vessels in the flotilla, which are thought to have been similar to Nordic Viking ships. Photograph: GCMC/Peter Olausson

The Swedish owners of a Viking longship replica that features in the Hollywood blockbuster The Odyssey say they feel “forgotten” after film-makers allegedly returned the vessel damaged and failed to foot the bill for repairs.

In nearly three decades at sea, the warship Glad av Gillberga – based on a wreck from around 1040 found in Denmark’s Roskilde fjord – has successfully sailed the North Sea, the Baltic and even voyaged to Canada.