A recreation of the original Viking settlement on this site
The picture above was taken on the 3rd of August 2002, the first time I visited L'Anse aux Meadows.
This is the site of the first known European settlement in North America (the Norse) around 1000 A.D. Take the time to watch the fascinating documentary about the discovery of the site against all odds by a Norwegian Couple, Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad in the 1960's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYFNcww6-2c&feature=relmfu
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