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Greenland Mystery of Norse Settlement at Herjolfsnes
Excavations led by Dr. Poul Norlund at Herjolfsnes in southern Greenland uncovered 200 relics from about 120 burials, including 29 coffins and 50 crosses. Findings suggest Norse presence into the 14th–15th centuries, trade links with Europe, and climate shifts that hampered later contact with Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poul Norlund
National Museum
Copenhagen
Herjolfanes
Osterbygd
Julianehaab
Greenland
Herjolfsnes
Herjoflenes
H. J. Shepstone
F.R.G.S
Alost
Norlund
Ikigait
Herjolf Baarson
Eric the Red
Norway
Monastries
Europe
Hans Egede
Ove Kielsen
Royal Society of Antiquarians
Kielsen
Cemery
Jousnes
Gudweg
C. C. Hansen
Bergen