Norse colonization of Greenland | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-02

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00:00:52 1 Norse Greenland
00:03:13 1.1 Western trade and decline
00:05:49 1.2 Climate and Norse Greenland
00:10:19 2 Vinland
00:11:44 2.1 Leif's winter camp
00:13:12 2.2 Thorvald's voyage (1004 AD)
00:14:07 2.3 Karlsefni's expedition (1009 AD)
00:16:00 3 Pseudohistory
00:16:44 3.1 Horsford's Norumbega
00:17:20 4 Duration of Norse contact
00:18:03 5 Aftermath
00:21:45 6 See also



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The Norse colonization of North America began in the late 10th century AD when Norsemen explored and settled areas of the North Atlantic including the northeastern fringes of North America. Remains of Norse buildings were found at L’Anse aux Meadows near the northern tip of Newfoundland in 1960. This discovery aided the reignition of archaeological exploration for the Norse in the North Atlantic.The Norse settlements in the North American island of Greenland lasted for almost 500 years. L’Anse aux Meadows, the only confirmed Norse site on the North American mainland, was small and did not last as long.  While voyages, for example to collect timber, are likely to have occurred for some time, there is no evidence of any lasting Norse settlements on mainland North America.