The Vinland mystery

This 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.

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"This 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."@en
"Chronicles the archaeological studies of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad to establish LÁnse aux Meadows in Newfoundland as the first Norse settlement in North America."@en
"Traces the westward thrust of the Norse explorers to their first settlement in North America from the fjords of Greenland to the grassy mounds in northern Newfoundland."@en
"The story of the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America. Discovered in 1960 in Northern Newfoundland it is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world."
"Chronicles the archaeological studies of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad to establish Lanse aux Meadows in Newfoundland as the first Norse landfall and settlement in North America."@en
"This documentary, intercut with material from the illuminated manuscripts, ancient maps and archival footage shot by the Ingstads, is the story of the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America. Named to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows, Nfld., is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world."@en
"This documentary, intercut with material from the illuminated manuscripts, ancient maps and archival footage shot by the Ingstads, is the story of the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America. Named to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows, Nfld., is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world."
"Chronicles the archaeological studies of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad to establish LÁnse aux Meadows in Newfoundland as the first Norse landfall and settlement in North America."@en
"Chronicles the archaeological studies of Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad to establish LÁnse aux Meadows in Newfoundland as the first Norse landfall and settlement in North America."
"For more than two centuries, scholars have speculated about the existence and location of the mysterious "Vinland the Good," mentioned in manuscripts of Icelandic sagas. Vinland, "the place where the wild grapes grow," was thought to be on the eastern coast of North America somewhere 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. This documentary, intercut with material from the illuminated manuscripts, ancient maps and archival footage shot by the Ingstads, is the story of the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America. Named to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world."
"For more than two centuries, scholars have speculated about the existence and location of the mysterious "Vinland the Good," mentioned in manuscripts of Icelandic sagas. Vinland, "the place where the wild grapes grow," was thought to be on the eastern coast of North America somewhere 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. This documentary, intercut with material from the illuminated manuscripts, ancient maps and archival footage shot by the Ingstads, is the story of the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America. Named to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world."@en
"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."@en
""For more than two centuries, scholars have speculated about the existence and loation of the mysterious 'Vinland the Good,' mentioned in manuscripts of Icelandic sagas. Vinland, 'the place where the wild grapes grow', was thought to be on the eastern coast of North America somewhere 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. This documentary, intercut with material from illuminated manuscripts, ancient maps and archival footage shot by the Ingstads, is the sotry of the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America. Named to the United nations World Heritage list, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world"--Container."@en
"For more than two centuries, scholars have speculated about the existence and location of the mysterious "Vinland the Good" mentioned in manuscripts of Icelandic sagas. This documentary, intercut with material from the illuminated manuscripts, ancient maps and archival footage is the story of the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America. Named to the United Nations World Heritage list, L'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaelogical sites in the world."