Most important historical events of the Vikings in Greenland:


	Most important historical events of the Vikings in Greenland:

amgumen

10-27-2009 10:15 PM

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After excavations of 2,400 Viking objects there is no longer any doubt that the Vikings discovered America long before Columbus.

Read more about The Norse History of Greenland 982-1500 on the site
http://www.greenland-guide.gl/leif2000/history.htm

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