L'Anse aux Meadows

Reconstruction of the Viking settlement

L'Anse aux Meadows is a historical settlement on the island of Newfoundland in eastern Canada. It was settled by Vikings from Greenland, Iceland, and Norway around the year 1000, almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus came to the Americas. It is the only known Viking place in North America outside of Greenland. The remains of the settlement were discovered in 1960, and were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.[1] Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine

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L'Anse aux Meadows map*A = Large hall,*B = House,*C= Hut,*D = Smallest of the three halls,*E = Hut,*F = Leader's hall,*G = Hut,*J = Smelting hut
A model depicting the Norse settlement established at L'Anse aux Meadows.
The remains of Norse buildings on display. The remains of seven Norse buildings were uncovered during the Ingstads' excavation of the site.
Interior of the recreated Norse sod longhouse, north of the archaeological site.
The 1590 Skálholt Map showing Latinized Norse placenames in North America:*• Land of the Risi (a mythical location)*• Greenland *• Helluland (Baffin Island)*• Markland (the Labrador Peninsula)*• Land of the Skrælings (location undetermined)*• Promontory of Vinland (the Great Northern Peninsula)