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.
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
ONF | NFB1 review
Title
The Vinland Mystery
Released
Jan 1, 1984
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
Canada
Original Audio
English
Runtime
29m
Status
Released
Studio
ONF | NFB
