@pnoozi it is quite established that they went farther south. Food remains in situ included butternuts, which do not grow naturally north of New Brunswick, indicating that the Norse inhabitants traveled farther south to obtain them
The amazing thing is, we don't really know the absolute extent of viking exploration of America. The furthest away from Europe we can establish is L'Anse aux Meadows, but if they were able to reach Newfoundland, who knows the extent of where they ventured? Vikings could have sailed into Lake Ontario, Hudson Bay, the St. Lawrence, the Long Island Sound... hell, maybe the Kensington Runestone is real. We've found a few sites like L'Anse aux Meadows... but imagine what we HAVEN'T found!
The Mini-ice Age was in the 1400s. North America wasn't settled properly, mostly it was used as a foraging place for the colonies in Greenland. The Norse fought with the locals and it became too dangerous for them so they mostly came during the Norse Greenland period (400 years) to harvest trees as trees grew very slowly in Greenland's northern clime. They also had to bring iron with them or use a relatively inefficient bog boiling method to produce iron which required a lot of wood.
the norse peoples were discovering, settleing north america - not 'viking' - far from it - the family who actually discovered newfoundland did so as they had been banished from the norse empire of the time - upon their return nobody believed them, so scouting parties were sent... confirmed it and so then the area was sttled properly, less than 100 years later a mini ice age began leaving greenland virtually unihabitable and the norse settler of america stranded alone, guess what happened to them
Do you happen to know the date this episode was published or released or whatever? Any information on this would really help me with my research paper.. Thanks. :)
@pnoozi it is quite established that they went farther south. Food remains in situ included butternuts, which do not grow naturally north of New Brunswick, indicating that the Norse inhabitants traveled farther south to obtain them
LoopzAndAcid 1 month ago
The amazing thing is, we don't really know the absolute extent of viking exploration of America. The furthest away from Europe we can establish is L'Anse aux Meadows, but if they were able to reach Newfoundland, who knows the extent of where they ventured? Vikings could have sailed into Lake Ontario, Hudson Bay, the St. Lawrence, the Long Island Sound... hell, maybe the Kensington Runestone is real. We've found a few sites like L'Anse aux Meadows... but imagine what we HAVEN'T found!
pnoozi 1 month ago
hey i went there when i was a kid in 2000 and it's still the same guy with the red hair working there!!
terrendously 1 year ago
fucking americans... scandinavia forever
5nereus 1 year ago
@5nereus
Everyone in this video is Newfie, which is arguably a form of Canadian, you nationalist fuckwit.
trilobright 3 months ago
Proud To be a newfoundlander
canadiangirl198426 1 year ago
The Mini-ice Age was in the 1400s. North America wasn't settled properly, mostly it was used as a foraging place for the colonies in Greenland. The Norse fought with the locals and it became too dangerous for them so they mostly came during the Norse Greenland period (400 years) to harvest trees as trees grew very slowly in Greenland's northern clime. They also had to bring iron with them or use a relatively inefficient bog boiling method to produce iron which required a lot of wood.
naponroy 1 year ago
the norse peoples were discovering, settleing north america - not 'viking' - far from it - the family who actually discovered newfoundland did so as they had been banished from the norse empire of the time - upon their return nobody believed them, so scouting parties were sent... confirmed it and so then the area was sttled properly, less than 100 years later a mini ice age began leaving greenland virtually unihabitable and the norse settler of america stranded alone, guess what happened to them
rugbyboy198127 1 year ago
Cole was my waiter at the underground viking feast!!
He was called 'Goodman' and was the greatest part of my trip to Newfoundland!!
TrainingForShowdowns 2 years ago
Do you happen to know the date this episode was published or released or whatever? Any information on this would really help me with my research paper.. Thanks. :)
ElektricAsh 3 years ago
AHAHAHHAA
I met Cole when I went there with my aunt, uncle and cousin. He asked us to be his wives (slaves basically) because he was in costume. Hahaha
ElektricAsh 3 years ago
this is great
MCiceberg 3 years ago
im a viking at Norstead! HAHA
segoviagirl33 3 years ago
hehe!
Bjorn the beautiful is so great!
nightgrim 3 years ago