30 years ago today, the Viking replica longship ‘Gaia‘ reached the first Norse settlement in North America, commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson’s landing, after crossing from Norway. Eriksson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, credited with being the first European to set foot on the continent, having landed in Newfoundland. Gaia was built […]
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30 years ago today, the Viking replica longship ‘Gaia‘ reached the first Norse settlement in North America, commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson’s landing, after crossing from Norway. Eriksson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, credited with being the first European to set foot on the continent, having landed in Newfoundland. Gaia was built
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