Vinland: Quick Facts

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Map of North America highlighting the historical area known as Vinland in orange along the northeastern coast of present-day Canada, with surrounding regions labeled including Canada, the United States, and major oceans.

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Topics

Mackenzie Rupert’s Land Canada East Clergy Reserves District of Athabaska French Shore Canada West Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire British Empire

Canada

country, North America

Key People

Painting by Christian Krohg showing Leif Eriksson in a yellow tunic standing on a Viking ship, pointing toward land as his crew looks ahead over rough seas.

Leif Erikson

Norse explorer

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Thorfinn Karlsefni

Scandinavian explorer

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Adam Of Bremen

German historian