LAnse aux Meadows rewrote the history books on who first discovered North America. #history #vikings #discovery #archaeology | Jessica Taylor Mom Life

En 1978, L’Anse aux Meadows a été incluse dans le premier groupe de sites du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO, mille ans après sa colonisation par les explorateurs norses. Apprenez-en davantage sur cette partie fascinante de l’histoire canadienne avec notre NOUVELLE vidéo sur les Vikings. | Historica Canada

In 1978, L’Anse aux Meadows was included in the first group of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a thousand years after it was first settled by Norse explorers. Learn more about this fascinating part of Canadian history with our NEW Vikings video. | Historica Canada

Vikings arrived in North America nearly 500 years before Columbus, setting up a settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows around 1021 CE. This discovery shattered the myth of Columbus being the first European to reach American shores. ⚓📜 Located at the northern tip of Newfoundland, Canada, the Viking settlement consisted of eight buildings, including workshops, living quarters, and a forge for ironworking. Leif Erikson, son of Erik the Red, led these Norse explorers across the treacherous North Atlantic