It’s now confirmed that Norse Vikings, known for their seafaring prowess, reached North America a millennium ago, establishing the first known European settlement at Anse aux Meadows. This revelation, ...
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Vikings really did reach North America a thousand years ago — and now we know exactly when
A pair of 13th-century Icelandic texts known as the “Vinland Saga” describes the journey of famous Norse explorer Leif Erikson to a land the Vikings called Vinland. Although there’s plenty of poetic ...
Vikings spread out from Scandinavia and settled in Iceland, which Steinberg describes as “one of the world’s last large inhabitable islands to be inhabited,” in 874. They were led by local chiefs who ...
This Milanese Friar Wrote About North America 150 Years Before Columbus, and Columbus May Have Known
Galvaneus studied for his doctorate in Genoa, the closest major port to Milan and a massive hub for maritime trade. A 2024 ...
Vikings from Greenland lived in Newfoundland, Canada in 1021, according to new research published in Nature. Researchers came to the conclusion by studying trees the Vikings cut down during their ...
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