Medieval History
Last week the government of Canada marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Viking remains at the L?Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The national historic and World Heritage site was discovered by Helge and Anne Stine Instad, and their guide, local fisherman George Decker, in 1960.
Celebrations were held on July 21st at the community of L?anse aux Meadows. Descendants of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad and George Decker then led an expedition across the barrens of L?Anse aux Meadows to the Norse archaeological site, retracing the steps of their families 50 years ago. The group was then joined by invited guests, community members and an enthusiastic group of visitors to officially commemorate the discovery on-site.
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Medieval History
L?Anse aux Meadows site celebrates 50 years since discovery
Last week the government of Canada marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Viking remains at the L?Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The national historic and World Heritage site was discovered by Helge and Anne Stine Instad, and their guide, local fisherman George Decker, in 1960.
Celebrations were held on July 21st at the community of L?anse aux Meadows. Descendants of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad and George Decker then led an expedition across the barrens of L?Anse aux Meadows to the Norse archaeological site, retracing the steps of their families 50 years ago. The group was then joined by invited guests, community members and an enthusiastic group of visitors to officially commemorate the discovery on-site.
Click here to read this article on Medievalists.net
- Medieval Norse Trappers On Baffin Island
Icelandic sagas and a single archaeological site in Newfoundland document a Viking Period presence of Norse people in the Americas. Now National Geographic?s November issue has a piece on new work in the field, lab and museum collections by Dr. Patricia...
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For the past 50 years?since the discovery of a thousand-year-old Viking way station in Newfoundland?archaeologists and amateur historians have combed North America's east coast searching for traces of Viking visitors. It has been a long, fruitless...
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