The Norse in Canada

From Vinland to Helluland to Markland, the Norse left their mark on our country.

Vikings

Clash and discovery at L’Anse aux Meadows.



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Viking Battle

Re-enactors show how a crazed fighter called a berserker attacked a defence called the shield wall at the annual Icelandic Festival in Gimli, Man.



Norse Life

Here’s what things might have been like for the Norse of what is now L’Anse aux Meadows, NL.

Project partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
  • Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine Canadien
  • Government of Canada
  • HBC: Hudson's Bay Company
  • ecentricarts inc.