Posted on 10/07/2002 9:51:37 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:01:23 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Viking longhouse that many believe was the home of Snorri Thorfinnsson, thought to be the first European born in the New World.
The 1,000-year-old ruins were found in a glacial valley in northern Iceland during a survey of Viking-era buildings led by archaeologists at the University of California, Los Angeles.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Viking ship recreation at LAnse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
Not sure that thing qualifies as a ship.
Snorri, Norri, Orri, and Groin competing in the Icelandic Olympics
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