0
A Viking settlement in Newfoundland would be 1,006-1,007years old. The settlement was led by Leifr Eiriksson [c. 970-c. 1020] sometime in 1002 or 1003. Eiriksson sailed from Greenland with a crew of 35. He was looking for land to the west of Greenland.
Eiriksson was an individual who had the courage, and the means, to follow his dreams. He in fact had grown up hearing about such a possible land. What he had heard were the reports that Bjarni Herjolfsson [fl. 10th century] brought back, of a land that he had sighted but not landed at, in 986. Herjolfsson's boat had been blown off course while he was sailing from Iceland to Greenland.
Eiriksson used Herjolfsson's boat on his historic trip, which culminated in the Viking settlement of Vinland. Vinland is thought to have been the northern tip of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. A Viking settlement of about that age was discovered, at L'Anse aux Meadows, in 1963 by explorer Helge Marcus Ingstad [December 30, 1899-March 29, 2001] and his wife, archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad [February 11, 1918-November 16, 1997].
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Did the vikings discover Maine?
Possibly, they were close by in Newfoundland. But no one is sure.
Was Christopher Columbus a villian?
Yes because he killed people and it was the vikings who landed in Maine
Across what sea did the vikings sail to reach England?
Swedish, Icelandic, or Denmark vikings
What direction did the viking go to reach Greenland?
The vikings went west.
What evidence is there to show there were vikings?
There are a few clues, the least controversial of which (though not completely without controversy) is what is termed the "Maine Penny" but there is also the Vinland Map and the Norse Sagas and a runestone found in, I believe, Michigan or Minnesota See Related Link for Maine Penny info or Google the term
What viking may have visited Maine?
Not that I know of, no Vikings visited Maine (until discovered). As of December 21st 2009, I say no to Vikings in Maine
How did vikings reach the Americans?
by boats
Did the vikings discover Maine?
Possibly, they were close by in Newfoundland. But no one is sure.
Was Christopher Columbus a villian?
Yes because he killed people and it was the vikings who landed in Maine
Who were the first europieans to reach north America?
vikings
Were the Spaniards the first europeans the first europeans to reach north America were the to reach north America after the vikings?
no there was a priest who built a raft and sailed across the Atlantic ocean even before the vikings but after the vikings i am pretty sure that the spanish were the first after them
When was the first white settler in Maine?
According to many archaeologists...the Vikings back in the dark ages!
Who were the first europens to reach North America?
the vikings.. i think (:
Who were the first group of people to reach north America?
the vikings
Who was the first European in record to reach north America?
the vikings
Across what sea did the vikings sail to reach England?
Swedish, Icelandic, or Denmark vikings
What impacts have the vikings had on the world?
The Vikings were known for their excellent boat crafting and exploration. It is argued that the Vikings, led by Leif Ericson, where the first Europeans to reach the Americas in the 14th century.
