Vinland sagas
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The Vinland Sagas are two Iceland
ic documents, The Saga of the Greenlanders (Grænlendinga Saga) and The Saga of Eric the Red
, (Eiríks Saga Rauða).
The Vinland Sagas represent the most complete information we have about the Norse exploration of the Americas. The sagas were not written until at least 200 years after the original voyages and their accounts of them are contradictory. However historians commonly believe these sources contain substantial evidence of Viking
exploration of North America
. Their veracity was proved by the discovery and excavation of a Viking
settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows
in Newfoundland, Canada
.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic documents, The Saga of the Greenlanders (Grænlendinga Saga) and The Saga of Eric the Red
Saga of Eric the Red
Eiríks saga rauða or the Saga of Erik the Red is a saga on the Norse exploration of North-America.The saga chronicles the events that led to Erik the Red's banishment to Greenland as well as Leif Ericson's discovery of Vinland the Good after his longship was blown off course...
, (Eiríks Saga Rauða).
The Vinland Sagas represent the most complete information we have about the Norse exploration of the Americas. The sagas were not written until at least 200 years after the original voyages and their accounts of them are contradictory. However historians commonly believe these sources contain substantial evidence of Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
exploration of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. Their veracity was proved by the discovery and excavation of a Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows
L'Anse aux Meadows
L'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the only known site of a Norse or Viking village in Canada, and in North America outside of Greenland...
in Newfoundland, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.