The Story of the Vikings in North America
The Viking Sagas tell of fantastical tales of voyages beyond Iceland and Greenland to lands further west that they named Helluland, Markland and Vinland. The Norse (Vikings) liked what they found and established settlements to either use as bases to explore the region further and or to gather resources for shipment east to Greenland and Iceland. It didn’t take long before the Norse encountered people who already lived there. The first encounters between the native inhabitants and the Norse quickly turned violent and eventually culminated into full blown conflict between the two groups. This resistance from the Native Americans eventually compelled the Norse to abandon their North American settlements. For centuries afterward, these accounts written in the 14th century in Iceland were considered legendary tall tales, but in 1960 archaeological evidence of a Norse (Viking) in North America was discovered on the northern tip of what today is Newfoundland, Canada. This site became known as L’anse aux Meadows and finally lent the Viking Sagas a measure of historicity. In the decades that followed further research charted the movements of the Norse throughout the region of the St. Lawrence Bay. Recent research has even pinned an exact irrefutable date of Norse occupation of the L’anse aux Meadows site. However, many questions still remain to be answered with sufficient evidence such as whether the Norse actually made contact with Native Americans and what the purpose of their settlement at L’anse aux Meadows was.
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L’Anse aux Meadows, Leif Eriksson’s Home in VinlandAuthor(s): Birgitta Wallace Source: Journal of the North Atlantic , Special Volume 2: Norse Greenland - Selected Papers from the Hvalsey Conference 2008 (2009), pp. 114-125 Published by: Eagle Hill Institute Stable URL: www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/...
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The Norse in Newfoundland: L’Anse aux Meadows and Vinland BIRGITTA WALLACE
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Always great to see a new video upload from World Chronicles
I believe that the copper found in the north was probably because of the natural deposit of copper near Lake Michigan... with or without the help of the Norse, Native Americans still would have utilized copper. It is my understanding that the Lake Michigan deposit was a pure deposit, meaning that it did not need to be smelted to remove impurities.
My relatives mixed with the Vikings, Cherokee Nation, my sons are 6'6 300 lbs or more mixed Viking American native
My Grandfather has had written stories about an encounter of us Micmac fighting another Giant Men with Metal weapons.
Why do they allways mention wine when talking about Vinland? I am a Norwegian and in my dialect (Western Norway) Vin means Meadow.
They lived in Greenland with little to no wood for fire in a VERY cold climate for four CENTURIES. They had to make trips to N America to collect wood for boats, homes and most of all, firewood for the better part of 500 years. The failure to establish trade connections with the natives was the missed opportunity that cost them not only Greenland, but also a continent.
I went to Lanse aux Meadows last year, its been on my Bucket List since its discovery and it was an emotional visit. To look out over the site and walk the trails, view the boat repair location in the stream, its a surreal place. My only problem was having a guide that had to come with us as he rushed us through the site. I just wanted to sit and take it all in. Other then that, amazing site.
There is a carving on a boulder on Beal's Island off the coast of Maine of a Viking ship.
The vikings are soft ask the irish
So the sagas were written exactly the same way the bib le was, but can't be believed? Interesting
I'm inclined to believe Vinland is Martha's vineyard as when the historical Europeans arrived the island was covered in wild grape vines hence the name.
This is best show explaining this topic that I have seen. Hands down.
Love your documentary, I've been here in Wiltshire, England, listening and cooking.
Nice concise summary of widely known details concerning proven Greenlander presence in Newfoundland.
Well-made documentaries, love it! Thank you for sharing, and I am looking forward to your next video! 👍👍
Why are so many people correcting the pronunciations of names? I am and Icelander, and I don´t care.
Very interesting topic, great video
Excellent, thanks.
Become a true warrior, Thorfinn
Very interesting!