because they got sick ?
because they got sick ?
The Vikings first discovered Newfoundland, Canada when they came to America. The Scandinavian Vikings, in search of fertile land, voyaged far and wide, temporarily settling in Iceland, Greenland, and the Canadian seacoast of Labrador and Newfoundland.
The first European settlement in the lands now part of the Canadian Confederation would be the Viking settlement at what is now called L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The exact name used for the settlement by the Vikings is not known but it is part of the area they called Vinland. The Vikings also appeared to have settled on Baffin Island, an area they called Helluland.
The first known people to settle in America were the Vikings. The settled in an area they called "Vinland" (Newfoundland) at around 1000 A.D. Some evidence suggests that there were also different groups of Africans.
The Vikings had settled Norway in the 9th Century CE. Norway along with Sweden and Denmark is also the area from where the Vikings came from.
The first European settlement in the lands now part of the Canadian Confederation would be the Viking settlement at what is now called L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The exact name used for the settlement by the Vikings is not known but it is part of the area they called Vinland. The Vikings also appeared to have settled on Baffin Island, an area they called Helluland.
The Vikings lived in the area now called Scandinavia.
The area that is now called Norway.
The Vikings under Leif Ericson are thought to have visited North America around 1000 AD and built settlements in the area near Newfoundland in Canada. The Viking records show that they called the new lands Vinland. There is archaeological evidence of their tools and implements in a few locations such as L'Anse aux Meadows.
The address of the Newfoundland Area Pub Library is: 954 Main Street, Newfoundland, 18445 5213
Newfoundland - 156,453 sq. miles.
The phone number of the Newfoundland Area Pub Library is: 570-676-4518.