Keep in mind it was a hop, skip and jump from Norway to Iceland to Greenland to North America. But still an amazing voyage.But unfortunately they didn't stay, first they abandoned North America then Greenland but remained in Iceland.
@@nickbonavita1379 They were in Greenland for the better part of 500 years. That was a slow abandonment (also Greenland is part of North America). It is rather more than a hop, skip and jump from Europe. These sailing distances even for the Norse were long as they were more used to making runs along the coasts of Europe and cruising the rivers. The sailing route from Greenland to L'Anse aux Meadows was nearly half again as far as the distance from Iceland to Norway. A lot of the sailing in open ocean and having to traverse Iceberg Alley and deal with very strong currents.
A lot of Vikings raided in the North of England and made a massive impact here, when they came and a lot settled her too. When you think about the time and what they travelled in, it's amazing what they achieved with their travels. 40K over there - wow, never knew it was that many and a lot of historical information given. Cheers Alan
Really appreciate the history lesson! We were never taught about the vikings and their voyages to North America in school. Columbus has nothing on Erikson. Happy Leif Erikson Day Hinga Dinga Durgen!
This is a fascinating history. It is surprising that there are indentations in the ground where the homes from the Vikings still all this time later. I love historical sites like this one that Parks Canada reconstructed as it really provides a great way to get a realistic visual idea of what communities looked like back then. Thanks for sharing this history of Vikings with us!
I think they did an amazing job of showing us what the area would have looked like. It's stunning how you can take dips and dents in the ground and using other info, come up with how the area would have looked. That is very impressive to me.
Pretty cool area indeed...hope to be able to get there myself one day soon. Take great care now and hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend! Bruce and Otis
There is a lot of really great history in the area. They did a great job explaining it in the museum, the guide was really good, and then of course the recreations were stunning and the perfect way to interact with the history.
That's so cool. Just watched the Vinland Saga show and wanted to research the characters, it's apparently hypothesized to be the camp 'Straumfjörð' where Thorfinn settled, pretty amazing to think
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You're a quick one I guess! This was a really neat place to visit. Viking history is something very neat - a very old group of people - and the first of the Europeans to make it out this way!
Thanks! I felt this one deserved something different. I didn't know much history beforehand, so I didn't want to litter the video as we filmed saying I didn't know anything. I wanted to let the history speak for itself in this one.
What, didn't realize there were in Vikings in Canada. You really adding so many different elements on your videos. I like how you set up that intro for sure. I learn so much from your channel. I wouldn't want to run into those vikings!!! This is a pretty cool historic site!!! Really cool that Parks Canada re-created the settlement. Blacksmiths is such an interesting profession. Plus it looks so cool. I feel like I just watched a national geographic documentary - but better 😀
Well thank you sir! It just felt right to make this into a documentary style video. I didn't want to ruin it being in the way, saying that I didn't know anything at the time, lol
Wait is it a theory or it is believed. Or is it actually proven that they were there. I do t even know what to believe since our textbooks still make us believe that Columbus was the first
@@cdn6917 time for new textbooks. This was proven as fact back over fifty years ago. It is unquestionable unlike all the conspiracy theories being thrown at us about Chinese, Romans and whatever idea they can come up with without any hard evidence. Trying real hard to rewrite history to their liking.
@@cdn6917They were there and for some time too. There’s no evidence, yet, but I’m convinced that they were visiting further down south in what is now known as America. It was a rich source of timber and furs and the closest place to go to from Greenland to get it.
@@cdn6917 yeah it's been proven ever since this settlement in L'Anse Aux Meadows was discovered by archaeologists in the 1960s and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is the only definitive settlement we know the Vikings created in the Americas, in Newfoundland, Canada. It was believed for many centuries that Columbus was the first European to reach the Americas, so that myth still permeates even though it's no longer correct. Technically Columbus was the first to reach the Caribbean though. Columbus never set foot in North America, only the islands and parts of South America.
I went to L'anse aux meadow in 2008 and it still one of the best museums I have been to, if not the best. I rememer the lady viking telling me I should be married and telling me her children died very young. I gave Scottish money to the young boy who was collecting coins of the world because thats what viking did apparenty. It was such a fascinating experience I still remember years later. Probably learned more here than I ever would in a class about Vikings.
Amazing video man. Really enjoyed that. Cool how they reconstructed the place and you can see the depressions in the ground from where the vikings use to be. Its strange you hear so much about Christopher Columbus, yet not so much about Erikson the one who reached N america first. I remember researching into this topic while I was at college, just researching stuff online and was really amazed at how I've never heard about the vikings being first to reach North America. Vikings are cool, I actually listen to a sub genre of metal called viking metal lol, its popular in Scandinavia which fyi is a real thing :) Any indigenous looking out must be frightened at the ships. But yeah very professional video, one of your best yet mate. Learnt a lot.
I wonder if they teach anything different now. I do remember hearing a bit of both, but I really did like history as a teen, so it pretty much went in one ear and out the other. Oh how the times have changed, lol
Erik the Red did extreme adventures on a daily basis hehe. I could imagine the naval skills the red and white stripes had back then weaving through ice bergs and patches.
Ever wonder where the first blacksmith got his metal tools to make metal tools? Kinda like where did they get the precision instruments to make precision instruments?
This is super educational, you got my sub. As a new resident of Newfoundland I really wanna go this historical site, but at 10 hr 56 min (1,016.7 km) drive away I am sorta just waiting out the high gas prices
Amazing to learn the history I cant imagine life back then. I cant imagine how it would feel to not mix with other races. cool music. old age being 50 thats amazing really. love the site looks fun.
Most Vikings didn't leave when they came , integrated with the indigenous , great partnership, all over the maritimes , they say viking originally came from here and visited frequently tell a new group of Vikings came which were not familiar with local customs , which cost some conflict .
@@joenicholas449 So, you are saying there are other Norse sites in the Maritimes? It appears from your response there is no new research. I don't recall seeing any of the old Mi'kmaq stores mentioning the Norse. What are some of your elders' stories that tell about the Norse?
I appreciate your video however some of your facts are wrong. There is no way that there were 40,000 people in the Greenland colony. It was 3,500, tops.
All information was taken from the displayed information presented from Parks Canada. I have not personally done any research in the matter beyond what was taken from this trip. I am sure there are quite a few theories about how many people were here - I've just presented one. You might very well be correct in your assumptions.
I done our family history And confirmed it dates to 1622 in Normandy France to today in Canada. Unconfirmed And only by name And family crest We go back to 1066 And the fight for the throne for King William The first "Norman king of England" Before that The Normans (Norsemen) attacked what is now Paris And had a standoff with the King in the 900's They were given gold And land (Which they called Normandy - Land of the Norsemen) in turn they mated with the locals And become French. When they left France in the 1600's for New Acadia (Canada) They become Acadians And todays Cajun's in the south There was a war with the British for rule And to slaughter And drive out the Acadians - Many fled west And south Our family even changed last names not to be caught and killed Soon after that become trappers And hunters Along the rivers that connected Canada And into the USA Via the Hudson river to New york This founded the Hudson Bay company And They mixed with local natives ..We become Metis So my Roots are Norse And Cree native
"The only remains of Viking habitation in North America" is not the case. The Norse settlements in Greenland were settled earlier and lasted into the 1400s.
It’s hard to imagine these men and women made the trip across the North Atlantic in nothing more than a giant fancy wooden canoe.Its remarkable.
Could have been worse. 🤔
They could have crossed on the RMS Titanic. 😳
Keep in mind it was a hop, skip and jump from Norway to Iceland to Greenland to North America. But still an amazing voyage.But unfortunately they didn't stay, first they abandoned North America then Greenland but remained in Iceland.
@@darrenwalley91 🤣🤣
@@nickbonavita1379 They were in Greenland for the better part of 500 years. That was a slow abandonment (also Greenland is part of North America).
It is rather more than a hop, skip and jump from Europe. These sailing distances even for the Norse were long as they were more used to making runs along the coasts of Europe and cruising the rivers. The sailing route from Greenland to L'Anse aux Meadows was nearly half again as far as the distance from Iceland to Norway. A lot of the sailing in open ocean and having to traverse Iceberg Alley and deal with very strong currents.
It's only hard to imagine today because everyone is weaklings and cowards now. FFS some people need GPS to go 25 km.
A lot of Vikings raided in the North of England and made a massive impact here, when they came and a lot settled her too. When you think about the time and what they travelled in, it's amazing what they achieved with their travels. 40K over there - wow, never knew it was that many and a lot of historical information given. Cheers Alan
Yeah 40k is impressive i was surprised at that also
Really appreciate the history lesson! We were never taught about the vikings and their voyages to North America in school. Columbus has nothing on Erikson. Happy Leif Erikson Day Hinga Dinga Durgen!
I remember hearing about them in my school, but I disliked history so much (then) that I couldn't have told you anything beyond he was a Viking.
This is a fascinating history. It is surprising that there are indentations in the ground where the homes from the Vikings still all this time later. I love historical sites like this one that Parks Canada reconstructed as it really provides a great way to get a realistic visual idea of what communities looked like back then. Thanks for sharing this history of Vikings with us!
I think they did an amazing job of showing us what the area would have looked like. It's stunning how you can take dips and dents in the ground and using other info, come up with how the area would have looked. That is very impressive to me.
Pretty cool area indeed...hope to be able to get there myself one day soon. Take great care now and hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend! Bruce and Otis
There is a lot of really great history in the area. They did a great job explaining it in the museum, the guide was really good, and then of course the recreations were stunning and the perfect way to interact with the history.
That's so cool. Just watched the Vinland Saga show and wanted to research the characters, it's apparently hypothesized to be the camp 'Straumfjörð' where Thorfinn settled, pretty amazing to think
Anime isn’t accurate representation
Wow I can't believe I am your first like, you videos deserve a much bigger audience ❤️, great share. Stay blessed and safe, your friend Traveller MIA 🇬🇧
You're a quick one I guess! This was a really neat place to visit. Viking history is something very neat - a very old group of people - and the first of the Europeans to make it out this way!
Great Video! We would love to make it to Newfoundland one day; Thanks for sharing this piece of history.
Newfoundland has so much to offer - I really hope you have a chance to make it out there!
Just an awesome video 😍
Thank you! The experience itself was amazing, and I am glad that translated well into our version of our time here.
Really interesting video Josh. I liked the documentary style you used in this video. Thanks for sharing the history of this place!
Thanks! I felt this one deserved something different. I didn't know much history beforehand, so I didn't want to litter the video as we filmed saying I didn't know anything. I wanted to let the history speak for itself in this one.
Good video.. Success always to channell my frend God bless
Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
As a child learning history, I was fascinated that the Vikings discovered America before Columbus. I have always wanted to come here.
What, didn't realize there were in Vikings in Canada. You really adding so many different elements on your videos. I like how you set up that intro for sure. I learn so much from your channel. I wouldn't want to run into those vikings!!! This is a pretty cool historic site!!! Really cool that Parks Canada re-created the settlement. Blacksmiths is such an interesting profession. Plus it looks so cool. I feel like I just watched a national geographic documentary - but better 😀
Well thank you sir! It just felt right to make this into a documentary style video. I didn't want to ruin it being in the way, saying that I didn't know anything at the time, lol
Wait is it a theory or it is believed. Or is it actually proven that they were there. I do t even know what to believe since our textbooks still make us believe that Columbus was the first
@@cdn6917 time for new textbooks. This was proven as fact back over fifty years ago. It is unquestionable unlike all the conspiracy theories being thrown at us about Chinese, Romans and whatever idea they can come up with without any hard evidence. Trying real hard to rewrite history to their liking.
@@cdn6917They were there and for some time too. There’s no evidence, yet, but I’m convinced that they were visiting further down south in what is now known as America. It was a rich source of timber and furs and the closest place to go to from Greenland to get it.
@@cdn6917 yeah it's been proven ever since this settlement in L'Anse Aux Meadows was discovered by archaeologists in the 1960s and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is the only definitive settlement we know the Vikings created in the Americas, in Newfoundland, Canada. It was believed for many centuries that Columbus was the first European to reach the Americas, so that myth still permeates even though it's no longer correct. Technically Columbus was the first to reach the Caribbean though. Columbus never set foot in North America, only the islands and parts of South America.
I went to L'anse aux meadow in 2008 and it still one of the best museums I have been to, if not the best. I rememer the lady viking telling me I should be married and telling me her children died very young. I gave Scottish money to the young boy who was collecting coins of the world because thats what viking did apparenty.
It was such a fascinating experience I still remember years later. Probably learned more here than I ever would in a class about Vikings.
I have to watch this video from my device since my school chrome book blocked youtube. Wth school-
But I like it nice info 👌👌👌
Hope it helped you learning about them! Very interesting topic.
Good job!
Glad to hear you enjoyed watching it!
Amazing video man. Really enjoyed that. Cool how they reconstructed the place and you can see the depressions in the ground from where the vikings use to be. Its strange you hear so much about Christopher Columbus, yet not so much about Erikson the one who reached N america first. I remember researching into this topic while I was at college, just researching stuff online and was really amazed at how I've never heard about the vikings being first to reach North America. Vikings are cool, I actually listen to a sub genre of metal called viking metal lol, its popular in Scandinavia which fyi is a real thing :) Any indigenous looking out must be frightened at the ships. But yeah very professional video, one of your best yet mate. Learnt a lot.
I wonder if they teach anything different now. I do remember hearing a bit of both, but I really did like history as a teen, so it pretty much went in one ear and out the other. Oh how the times have changed, lol
@@DestinationEarth yeah same here, never cared much for history at school but I like researching into it now
Erik the Red did extreme adventures on a daily basis hehe. I could imagine the naval skills the red and white stripes had back then weaving through ice bergs and patches.
You are so right! Those people were brave and unbelievably talented. I couldn't imagine navigating without the tools we have today.
Vergiss rot/weiss ... die Segel hatten alle möglichen Farben .
Hákon Jarls z. B. hatte ein blau, rot und grün gestreiftes Segel
Ever wonder where the first blacksmith got his metal tools to make metal tools? Kinda like where did they get the precision instruments to make precision instruments?
They used stone stones to cold hammer the metals.
very good
This is super educational, you got my sub. As a new resident of Newfoundland I really wanna go this historical site, but at 10 hr 56 min (1,016.7 km) drive away I am sorta just waiting out the high gas prices
Thats where I wanna go! But it is a 12 hour drive from Saint John's NL lol how can I get there faster ?
LOL!!!!!! “Entertain men” is a tactful way to put it.
crazy to think this is my hometown
Awesome history lesson. Thumbs up from a fellow creator 😅
Thank you!
The area there does not resemble the Sagas description of either Vinland or Markland but instead resembles their description of Helluland.
Vinland Saga brought me here ⚔️
i am so incredibly proud of being an ancestor OF NEWFOUNDLAND, I LOST TWO GRANNYS AT THE AGES OF 30 TO 65 YEARS OF AGE ......
Amazing to learn the history I cant imagine life back then. I cant imagine how it would feel to not mix with other races. cool music. old age being 50 thats amazing really. love the site looks fun.
This was an amazing location with some cool history. Life was short and fast back then. Makes you appreciate our "long" lives now!
Most Vikings didn't leave when they came , integrated with the indigenous , great partnership, all over the maritimes , they say viking originally came from here and visited frequently tell a new group of Vikings came which were not familiar with local customs , which cost some conflict .
DNA research just does not support your contention.
@@EdinburghFive it totally does , and new research shows this , it's going to change history.
@@joenicholas449 Can you point me to any of this new research. Would like to read it.
@@EdinburghFive I can do one better , I'll show you these sites , bring you to our elders 🫡
@@joenicholas449 So, you are saying there are other Norse sites in the Maritimes? It appears from your response there is no new research. I don't recall seeing any of the old Mi'kmaq stores mentioning the Norse. What are some of your elders' stories that tell about the Norse?
Yo, what is with that horror music in the beginning, lol
😂😂🤣😃😄😄😅
4000 not 40,000 is a more accurate estimate of the peak Norse population of Greenland
Vinland saga
I appreciate your video however some of your facts are wrong. There is no way that there were 40,000 people in the Greenland colony. It was 3,500, tops.
All information was taken from the displayed information presented from Parks Canada. I have not personally done any research in the matter beyond what was taken from this trip. I am sure there are quite a few theories about how many people were here - I've just presented one. You might very well be correct in your assumptions.
I done our family history And confirmed it dates to 1622 in Normandy France to today in Canada. Unconfirmed And only by name And family crest We go back to 1066 And the fight for the throne for King William The first "Norman king of England" Before that The Normans (Norsemen) attacked what is now Paris And had a standoff with the King in the 900's They were given gold And land (Which they called Normandy - Land of the Norsemen) in turn they mated with the locals And become French. When they left France in the 1600's for New Acadia (Canada) They become Acadians And todays Cajun's in the south There was a war with the British for rule And to slaughter And drive out the Acadians - Many fled west And south Our family even changed last names not to be caught and killed Soon after that become trappers And hunters Along the rivers that connected Canada And into the USA Via the Hudson river to New york This founded the Hudson Bay company And They mixed with local natives ..We become Metis So my Roots are Norse And Cree native
Here's a short ancient Viking poem, handed down by my ancestors: In 1492, Columbus discovered.............HULLABALOO! 😳
Greenland Norse population of 40,000! I think you have overstated the population by about 10 times.
"The only remains of Viking habitation in North America" is not the case. The Norse settlements in Greenland were settled earlier and lasted into the 1400s.
Propaganda.
How?? It's true, Colombus was not the 1st person to find north America.