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The Vinland mystery /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada (Producer)
Other Authors: Granik, Jon (Narrator), Pettigrew, William (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Canada : National Film Board of Canada, 1984.
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 2
Subjects:
Ingstad, Helge, > 1899-2001.
Ingstad, Anne Stine, > 1918-1997.
Northmen.
Vikings.
Archaeology.
Canada > Discovery and exploration.
Newfoundland and Labrador > Antiquities.
Normands.
Archéologie.
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Antiquités.
Antiquities.
Discoveries in geography.
Canada.
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Online media.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).
Playing Time:00:29:03
Production Credits:Director/producer/editing, William Pettigrew ; commentary, Kenneth McCready ; cinematography, Don Virgo ; sound, Bev Davidson ; sound editing, John Knight ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel ; narrator, Jon Granik ; music, Andre Vincelli.