Two identical statues, one year apart. First is statue of Leif Erikssen at Brattahlid (Qassiarsuk) in Greenland, where he set out for America. 2nd is version of same statue at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, which I visited today. This marks end point of his journey #brattahlid #lanseauxmeadows
August 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Two identical statues, one year apart. First is statue of Leif Erikssen at Brattahlid (Qassiarsuk) in Greenland, where he set out for America. 2nd is version of same statue at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, which I visited today. This marks end point of his journey #brattahlid #lanseauxmeadows
Leif Eriksson looking down over Brattahlid, the farmstead in Greenland from which he sailed to discover Vinland (part of modern Canada) in around 1000. Leif is credited with the European discovery of continental North America nearly 500 years before Columbus #greenland #leiferiksson #brattahlid
January 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Leif Eriksson looking down over Brattahlid, the farmstead in Greenland from which he sailed to discover Vinland (part of modern Canada) in around 1000. Leif is credited with the European discovery of continental North America nearly 500 years before Columbus #greenland #leiferiksson #brattahlid
Remains of the first Christian church in North America (probably), a tiny wood &turf building. Sagas say it was built c.1000 at Brattahlid in Greenland, now Qassiarsuk.
I took this photo last August. Even in summer there were icebergs in the fjord
#erikthered #greenland #brattahlid
I took this photo last August. Even in summer there were icebergs in the fjord
#erikthered #greenland #brattahlid
January 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Remains of the first Christian church in North America (probably), a tiny wood &turf building. Sagas say it was built c.1000 at Brattahlid in Greenland, now Qassiarsuk.
I took this photo last August. Even in summer there were icebergs in the fjord
#erikthered #greenland #brattahlid
I took this photo last August. Even in summer there were icebergs in the fjord
#erikthered #greenland #brattahlid
He did commit; it seems his corpse is in Brattahlíð near present-day Qassiarsuk. There are no grave markers; there is DNA work planned but it might be easier in the current circumstances to use a seismometer and look for rotation.
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
He did commit; it seems his corpse is in Brattahlíð near present-day Qassiarsuk. There are no grave markers; there is DNA work planned but it might be easier in the current circumstances to use a seismometer and look for rotation.
Groenlandia, scoperta una chiesa norrena vicino alla residenza di Erik il Rosso storiearcheostorie.com/2026/09/28/g...
Groenlandia, scoperta una chiesa norrena vicino alla residenza di Erik il Rosso
Una sepoltura cristiana conferma una nuova chiesa norrena a Qinngua, vicino a Brattahlíð, nella Groenlandia meridionale: il sito risale al Medioevo.
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September 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Groenlandia, scoperta una chiesa norrena vicino alla residenza di Erik il Rosso storiearcheostorie.com/2026/09/28/g...
På vei fra Newfoundland ti Eirik Raudes Brattahlíð på Grønland, en femten års tid siden
May 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
På vei fra Newfoundland ti Eirik Raudes Brattahlíð på Grønland, en femten års tid siden
I basically pick my holiday destinations based on archaeological sites that I’d like to visit. One of the most exciting places I went this year was Qassiarsuk in Greenland, where a Norse settlement has been excavated. It’s believed to be Brattahlid, the farmstead of Erik the Red #greenland
November 18, 2024 at 4:20 PM
I basically pick my holiday destinations based on archaeological sites that I’d like to visit. One of the most exciting places I went this year was Qassiarsuk in Greenland, where a Norse settlement has been excavated. It’s believed to be Brattahlid, the farmstead of Erik the Red #greenland
Greenland for the Norse Greenlanders.
January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Greenland for the Norse Greenlanders.
A pair of vagrant Cliff Swallows visiting the farmstead of Erik the Red at Brattahlíð, southwest Greenland. ebird.org/checklist/S1...
September 6, 2024 at 6:40 PM
A pair of vagrant Cliff Swallows visiting the farmstead of Erik the Red at Brattahlíð, southwest Greenland. ebird.org/checklist/S1...
The first Icelanders who fell for Erik the Red's propaganda upon reaching the eastern settlement at Brattahlid
Greenland is fucked isn’t it
January 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The first Icelanders who fell for Erik the Red's propaganda upon reaching the eastern settlement at Brattahlid
Die Isländer waren zuvor wochenlang auf dem Atlantik unterwegs gewesen. Wie einst ihre Vorfahren segelten sie über Brattahlid (Grönland).
Heute mal 25 Jahre alte Filmaufnahmen mit der Videokamera angesehen. Highlight war das Eintreffen der Knorre Íslendingur in L' Anse aux Meadows, Neufundland, anläßlich der Ankunft der Wikinger in Nordamerika vor ca. 1000 Jahren.
#island #iceland #newfoundland #vikings #Íslendingur
#island #iceland #newfoundland #vikings #Íslendingur
June 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Die Isländer waren zuvor wochenlang auf dem Atlantik unterwegs gewesen. Wie einst ihre Vorfahren segelten sie über Brattahlid (Grönland).
Le salió a pedir de Milhouse, porque en el año 985 regresó a Groenlandia con un gran número de colonos y una expedición de 25 barcos (sólo llegaron 11) y se establecieron en Eystribyggð donde construyó una granja llamada Brattahlíð y se convirtió en un hombre rico
October 9, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Le salió a pedir de Milhouse, porque en el año 985 regresó a Groenlandia con un gran número de colonos y una expedición de 25 barcos (sólo llegaron 11) y se establecieron en Eystribyggð donde construyó una granja llamada Brattahlíð y se convirtió en un hombre rico
Glad to have visited #Qassiarsuk (Brattahlíð), #Greenland, last summer. The place will be much less peaceful once the US starts to (re)build their base in #Narsarsuaq across the fjord: construction noise and air traffic. The civil airport was not busy at the time.
September 23, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Glad to have visited #Qassiarsuk (Brattahlíð), #Greenland, last summer. The place will be much less peaceful once the US starts to (re)build their base in #Narsarsuaq across the fjord: construction noise and air traffic. The civil airport was not busy at the time.
I love research for my novels. Research can come and bite you on the bum. My book starts in Brattahlid. Greenland was mountainous, right? So I had my protagonist climbing cliffs. Visiting Greenland,there are no bloody cliffs at Brattahlid! So, I am stuck trying to sort out an alternative.
October 18, 2023 at 3:44 PM
I love research for my novels. Research can come and bite you on the bum. My book starts in Brattahlid. Greenland was mountainous, right? So I had my protagonist climbing cliffs. Visiting Greenland,there are no bloody cliffs at Brattahlid! So, I am stuck trying to sort out an alternative.
I’ve got this dude in Dublin, a victim of the St. Brice’s Day massacre in England VK261, a Brattahlid villager from Greenland VK184, and a dude from the Faroe Islands VK46. Kinda cool knowing where the bones of my ancestors lie.
June 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I’ve got this dude in Dublin, a victim of the St. Brice’s Day massacre in England VK261, a Brattahlid villager from Greenland VK184, and a dude from the Faroe Islands VK46. Kinda cool knowing where the bones of my ancestors lie.
In Qassiarsuk, Greenland, Thjodhilde was a very small church built at the end of the 10th century by Erik the Red for his wife who had converted to Christianity, a wooden replica was constructed in 2000 to commemorate the millennium of the first Christian church in the territory.
August 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In Qassiarsuk, Greenland, Thjodhilde was a very small church built at the end of the 10th century by Erik the Red for his wife who had converted to Christianity, a wooden replica was constructed in 2000 to commemorate the millennium of the first Christian church in the territory.
En Qassiarsuk, Groenlandia, Thjodhilde fue una pequeñísima iglesia edificada a fines del siglo X por Erik el Rojo para su mujer convertida al cristianismo cuya réplica en madera se construyó el año 2000 conmemorando el milenio de la primera iglesia cristiana en el territorio.
August 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
En Qassiarsuk, Groenlandia, Thjodhilde fue una pequeñísima iglesia edificada a fines del siglo X por Erik el Rojo para su mujer convertida al cristianismo cuya réplica en madera se construyó el año 2000 conmemorando el milenio de la primera iglesia cristiana en el territorio.
Thjodhild's Church (Reconstruction), c1000
Qassiarsuk, (originally Brattahlíð), Greenland 🇬🇱
At Brattahlíð, Greenland stood the 1st Catholic Church in the Americas, built in the early 11th century by Norse settlers. A reconstruction of it is near the actual site.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brattah...
Qassiarsuk, (originally Brattahlíð), Greenland 🇬🇱
At Brattahlíð, Greenland stood the 1st Catholic Church in the Americas, built in the early 11th century by Norse settlers. A reconstruction of it is near the actual site.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brattah...
January 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thjodhild's Church (Reconstruction), c1000
Qassiarsuk, (originally Brattahlíð), Greenland 🇬🇱
At Brattahlíð, Greenland stood the 1st Catholic Church in the Americas, built in the early 11th century by Norse settlers. A reconstruction of it is near the actual site.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brattah...
Qassiarsuk, (originally Brattahlíð), Greenland 🇬🇱
At Brattahlíð, Greenland stood the 1st Catholic Church in the Americas, built in the early 11th century by Norse settlers. A reconstruction of it is near the actual site.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brattah...
Stuck in #Greenland. View could be worse: #Eriksfjord & Erik's the Red old farmstead Brattahlid. #Vikings #travel http://t.co/MXyA68nX18
December 7, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Stuck in #Greenland. View could be worse: #Eriksfjord & Erik's the Red old farmstead Brattahlid. #Vikings #travel http://t.co/MXyA68nX18