The Vinland Mystery

The Vinland Mystery

1984
29m
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Overview

This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good. Mentioned in Icelandic manuscripts and speculated about for over two centuries, Vinland is known as "the place where the wild grapes grow" and was thought to be on the eastern coast between Virginia and Newfoundland. In 1960 a curious group of house mounds was uncovered at l'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland by Drs. Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad of Norway. Added to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1984
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Jon Granik
Jon Granik

Narrator

Key Crew

Barrie Howells
Executive Producer
William Pettigrew
Producer
William Pettigrew
Director