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The Vinland Mystery

William Pettigrew · Canada · Documentary · 29 min · 121K views

Directed by William Pettigrew · Starring Jon Granik · 1984

The story of how the only known Norse settlement in North America was found and authenticated at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland.

A classic NFB detective story about finding the Vikings' long-sought foothold in the New World.

This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good. Mentioned in Icelandic manuscripts and speculated about for over two centuri

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