Tag: Vikings
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Vinland: Vikings in Newfoundland
I’m in Newfoundland, Canada, out at the L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site. This is the only confirmed Viking site in North America. Since I’ve recently followed the Vikings from Norway to Iceland to Greenland, I found the pull of Vinland just too strong to resist! Parks Canada vigorously assures visitors that Leif Erikson himself landed…
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Greenland: Down on Eric’s Farm
I’m now in South Greenland, visiting Norse Ruins. I made it out to Eric the Red’s Farm! For me, part of the allure of the Greenland Norse Ruins is the idea of the “lost colony”. Eric the Red arrived in 985 and the Norse prospered in Greenland for four centuries, establishing over 200 hundred farms,…
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Oslo: Norse Gods
On the outer wall of Oslo City Hall are a series of sixteen carved scenes from Norse Mythology. They are one of my favorite sights in the city! Odin rides out on eight-legged Sleipner, with his ravens Huggin (Thought) and Munin (Memory) flying overhead. Opposite is hammer-wielding Thor, riding on his goat-drawn chariot across the…