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Viking Settlements in GreenlandArchaeological Investigations

26 min

Available until 31/08/2025

Archaeologist Peter Eeckhout takes us around the world to reveal the mysteries of ancient civilisations. According to mediaeval sagas, Viking explorer Erik the Red settled in Greenland in the year 986. How did these settlers survive in such a hostile land?

Director

  • Agnès Molia

  • Thibaud Marchand

Country

France

Year

2018

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