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L’Anse aux Meadows

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, L'Anse Aux Meadows is the only authenticated Norse settlement in North America. The archeological remains found here in 1960 date to approximately 1000 A.D.

L’Anse aux Meadows
L’Anse aux Meadows (Kassandra Magruder)


Amazingly, the location of the ruins was first established by a close reading of the Viking sagas.

Pictures with a viking - L’Anse aux Meadows
Pictures with a viking - L’Anse aux Meadows (Kassandra Magruder)


Of course, this is not a real viking!  But we liked him just the same.  Today a superb interpretive centre and reconstructions of the several Norse-style sod buildings make L'Anse Aux Meadows a must-see for any visitor to Newfoundland.

L’Anse aux Meadows
L’Anse aux Meadows (Kassandra Magruder)


 

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