 and aid the search for lost Viking settlements described in Norse sagas centuries ago.
To date, the only confirmed Viking site in the New World is L’Anse aux Meadows, a thousand-year-old way station discovered in 1960 on the northern tip of Newfoundland. It was a temporary settlement, abandoned after just a few years, and archaeologists have spent the past half-century searching for elusive signs of other Norse expeditions.
“The sagas suggest a short period of activity and a very brief and failed colonization attempt,” says Douglas Bolender, an archaeologist specializing in Norse settlements. “L’Anse aux Meadows fits well with that story but is only one site. Point Rosee could reinforce that story or completely change it if the dating is different from L’Anse aux Meadows. We could end up with a much longer period of Norse activity in the New World.”
IIRC there were theories of them coming into the Great Lakes and trading for copper?
Got my camera battery charged up and ready to go. So hopefully lots of good pics
Can we expect some Pictures from your visit ??
originally posted by: merka
Fun fact: The name of the ship pretty much mean "The dragon Harald with lots of hair".
Not sure if its the hair, beard or or something else they are refering too.