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The Viking discovery of America : the excavation of a Norse settlement in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland / [Helge Ingstad & Anne Stine Ingstad].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ingstad, Helge, 1899-2001.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vikings.
- America--Discovery and exploration--Norse.
- America.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Viking antiquities--Newfoundland and Labrador--L'Anse aux Meadows.
- Viking antiquities.
- Newfoundland and Labrador--L'Anse aux Meadows.
- Vikings--Folklore.
- Sagas.
- Vikings--Newfoundland and Labrador--L'Anse aux Meadows--History.
- History.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Newfoundland and Labrador--L'Anse aux Meadows.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- L'Anse aux Meadows (N.L.)--Antiquities.
- L'Anse aux Meadows (N.L.).
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 194 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Checkmark Books/Facts on File, [2001]
- Summary:
- Beautifully illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, The Viking Discovery of America combines a first-hand account of the Ingstads' groundbreaking archaeological expeditions with a compelling history of Viking explorations
- Contents:
- 2. Ships and Navigation 1
- 3. The Norse Community in Greenland 7
- 4. The Ancient Sources 29
- 5. The Groenlendinga Saga 35
- 6. The Origin of Groenlendinga Saga 63
- 7. Erik's Saga 69
- 8. Adam of Bremen 103
- 10. The Discovery of a Norse Settlement in America 123
- 11. L'Anse aux Meadows 129
- 12. The Excavation 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0816047162
- OCLC:
- 46683692
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