A history of Vinland
It’s Leif Erikson Day, a day to learn about, and marvel at, the story of this Viking explorer, born in Iceland and thought to have set foot on the North American continent a good 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Want proof? Head to Newfoundland, Canada, where today’s photo was taken. Archaeologists discovered the remnants of a Viking outpost on the island’s north coast in 1960. L’Anse aux Meadows, as it’s now known, is a historic site open to the public, and the only solid evidence that Vikings were the first Europeans to land in North America, which they called Vinland.
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L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the only authenticated Norse site in North America. Today, your visit will transport you back to where Vikings once stood. At the Viking Encampment, you can try blacksmithing or weaving, and talk to characters who will bring the Viking history to life.
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Oct 05, 2018 · Our visit to L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic site was very informative. The people who did the interpretations were knowledgeable and helpful. Thank Andrew P
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
L'Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site
Yes, there really is proof Vikings were in the Americas; never mind those Columbus stories of "discovery" you learned in elementary school. In the late 1950s, two determined archaeologists were poring over 13th-century Norse sagas searching for clues about where the Vikes might have landed in North America. Going on very little description, they bega…
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