World History
Vinland the Good. Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
From the site:
About 1000 years ago a bold Norse explorer reached North America. He was not the first Norseman to do so, but we remember his achievement today because his was the first recorded effort to explore part of the New World. His incredible journey took him to three distinct places. The southernmost of these, he named Vinland the Good because of its mild climate and abundant natural resources.
- Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson statue Leif Ericson was an Icelandic explorer who is believed to have been the first European to discover North America and, more specifically, the region that would become known as Newfoundland and then Canada. It is believed that Ericson...
- Greenland
Greenland nowdays It is said that on a good day one can glimpse distant Greenland from Iceland. This may be an exaggeration, but the existence of links of land across the North Atlantic played a key role in Norse exploration, along with the development...
- Vikings In Iceland, Icelandic Sagas
Vikings in Iceland Norse immigrants from western Norway discovered and settled Iceland in the late ninth century. Servants and slaves accompanied these families; many of the indentured were Celts from Scotland and Ireland. Much of the history of Norse...
- Vikings In North America
L’Anse aux Meadows With the discovery in 1960–61 of artifacts and the ruins of eight buildings at L’Anse aux Meadows in Canada’s Newfoundland province, archaeologists and historians could at last replace centuries of fable...
- Alaskan History Cruise, Part Six - History Of Victoria
(The Empress Hotel in Victoria) Yes, I know that Victoria is not in Alaska. It is in British Columbia. However, it is the last stop on this Holland America Alaskan Cruise. As this is on the cruise, I will include it on my history series based on the...
World History
Vinland the Good
Vinland the Good. Shows the scope of the Norse voyages to the New World. It offers information on Viking ships and navigation as well as Leif Eriksson.
From the site:
About 1000 years ago a bold Norse explorer reached North America. He was not the first Norseman to do so, but we remember his achievement today because his was the first recorded effort to explore part of the New World. His incredible journey took him to three distinct places. The southernmost of these, he named Vinland the Good because of its mild climate and abundant natural resources.
- Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson statue Leif Ericson was an Icelandic explorer who is believed to have been the first European to discover North America and, more specifically, the region that would become known as Newfoundland and then Canada. It is believed that Ericson...
- Greenland
Greenland nowdays It is said that on a good day one can glimpse distant Greenland from Iceland. This may be an exaggeration, but the existence of links of land across the North Atlantic played a key role in Norse exploration, along with the development...
- Vikings In Iceland, Icelandic Sagas
Vikings in Iceland Norse immigrants from western Norway discovered and settled Iceland in the late ninth century. Servants and slaves accompanied these families; many of the indentured were Celts from Scotland and Ireland. Much of the history of Norse...
- Vikings In North America
L’Anse aux Meadows With the discovery in 1960–61 of artifacts and the ruins of eight buildings at L’Anse aux Meadows in Canada’s Newfoundland province, archaeologists and historians could at last replace centuries of fable...
- Alaskan History Cruise, Part Six - History Of Victoria
(The Empress Hotel in Victoria) Yes, I know that Victoria is not in Alaska. It is in British Columbia. However, it is the last stop on this Holland America Alaskan Cruise. As this is on the cruise, I will include it on my history series based on the...