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Viking sites in Greenland
9 recorded Viking-age sites in Greenland, drawn from national heritage registers and community contributions.
Norse Greenland was settled by Erik the Red around 985 and endured for nearly five centuries. Farmsteads, churches and the bishop's seat at Garðar survive in the Eastern and Western Settlements.
The most common kinds of site here are settlements and church sites.
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The best-known and most distinctive places in this area.
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Brattahlíð
Viking Age · GL→
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Eastern Settlement
Viking Age · GL→
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Ikigait
Viking Age · GL→
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Ivittuut
Viking Age · GL→
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Sandnæs
Viking Age · GL→
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Western Settlement
Viking Age · GL→
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Hvalsey
Viking Age · GL→
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Hvalsey Church
Viking Age · GL→
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Garðar, Greenland
Viking Age · GL→