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How did the vikings eventually establish vinland

Sagot :

established vin land when leif eriksson settled in a coast area

In the 13th-century Groenlendinga saga provides speculative accounts of the exploration of Vinland who obtained its name from the grapevines (vinber) which were found there.

In 1960, the archaeological testimony of Norse settlement in North America discoverd at L'Anse aux Meadows on the tip of the island of Newfoundland. Vinland was the name given to North America as it was explored by the Vikings, probably by combining both Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

The name 'Viking' originates from the language known as 'Old Norse' which means 'a pirate raid'