Norstead (Newfoundland)

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Overview of Norstead

Norstead: A Viking Village and Port of Trade is a reconstruction of a Viking Age settlement. Located near L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada.

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History

Norstead has its origins in a 1998 voyage in which a 54-foot replica Viking knarr was sailed from Greenland to L’Anse aux Meadows with a crew of nine men. [1] [2] [3]

The site, which opened in 2000, hosts the replica Viking knarr. That year, Norstead won the provincial Attractions Canada award for "Best New Attraction" and was the centerpiece of a series of events held in 2000 to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the Vikings' arrival in Newfoundland. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Norstead - A Viking Port of Trade". newfoundlandlabrador.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "UNESCO World Heritage site and recreated Norse village of Norstead". hurtigruten.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Norstead Newfoundland - How The Vikings Lived And Built Ships". krolltravel.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Norstead :: A Viking Port of Trade". www.norstead.ca. Retrieved 2025-09-12.

51°36′06″N55°31′26″W / 51.6018°N 55.5240°W / 51.6018; -55.5240

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