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The Vinland Mystery

1984-01-01 en 29m
Documentary
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 centuries, Vinland is known as "the place where the wild grapes grow" and was thought to be on the eastern coast between Virginia and Newfoundland. In 1960 a curious group of house mounds was uncovered at l'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland by Drs. Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad of Norway. Added to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

Editor

William Pettigrew

Director of Photography

Don Virgo

Assistant Camera

Simon Leblanc

Location Sound Recordist

Bev Davidson

Music

André Vincelli

Music Sound Design and Processing

Louis Hone

norway archeology history

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

  • ONF | NFB