How did the Vikings Reach America 500 years before Columbus?

How did the Vikings Reach America 500 years before Columbus?

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[lerneanlion]

One of everyone's favorite "what-if" topics: What if the Vikings actually established permanent settlements in North America. This one will always be one of my most favorite like ever. I know, this video did nothing about alternate history. But I just cannot helped but wanting to enjoy myself.

[TihetrisWeathersby]

The Viking not only terrified Europe but discovered North America, Those boys were busy

[dukekelloway]

The actual site is very well documented and pretty definitive in it's evidence. It is certainly worth a visit by anyone interested in Norse travel.

[fatherofhistory]

I'm a big fan of history, and this video is a great addition to my knowledge of the Vikings. I love how it combines archaeological evidence with historical records to paint a complete picture of their journey to America.

[Terinasargeant]

And then just a few decades later King Harold Hardrada of Norway landed in Northumbria with Tostig Godwinson and a great viking army who were subsequently massacred by Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo Saxon King of England who himself was killed in the battle of Hastings by William The Conqueror the same year.

History is Fascinating!

[PaulAlabaster]

I heard tell that Columbus' mentor studied navigation with the best in the business, the Scandinavians. In which case, he probably already knew about the Americas before he 'discovered' them.

[Gancrothor-II]

Proud Norwegian ❤ (even though Leif was Icelandic-Norwegian)

[mauriceogrady]

Imagine going to sea with no radio no radar and no engine. Terrifying

[ActionBuchholtz]

I live in Newfoundland and have visited the L'Anse aux Meadows site. It's really amazing to see.

[TihetrisWeathersby]

The Vikings were just built differently

[Blackdiamondprod.]

0:13 yes. People who say that don’t know what “Discover” means. For instance, I just discovered this video.

[olerasmussen]

I am Danish, my ancestors, the funny thing is that a viking chief's wife who was with her husband in America, she later became a Christian, traveled to Rome, and there she told the Pope everything she had experienced in America, all this happened before Columbus, the pope (church) and the woman have certainly not been able to place the area as a new undiscovered contingent, she has not been able to point to a map, I don't think Greenland was on a map either, the Vikings were very secretive about the countries they discovered
it is also said that the Spanish found a Native American tribe who worshiped a man on a cross-like object

[henriklykkejensen]

I'm a Inuk from Nuuk, Nuuk Fiord area (the Vikings settlement Vesterbygd (the settlements of the west)). The stories about Northmen were told by my ancestors in generations. There were two areas with deep fiords in Greenland (Nuuk area and Qaqortoq area) where Nordboerne (the Northmen) / Qallunaatsiaat (the Vikings) settled. In the beginning. The Northmen were friendly. But it ended with that the Northmen began to kill innocent women, kids and elders. While the Inuit hunters were out for hunting. Later on the Inuit hunters killed the Vikings. For what they have done to Inuit. And Vikings were eraised from all over Greenland!

[qwer]

One of the Indian tribes from that area not only has stories from their ancestors meeting the Vikings but also allied with them to defend themselves against other tribes. And you can still find DNA traces of Vikings in them today.

[muddyhotdog]

Columbus put the Americas on the map and introduced the "old world" to the "new world" for people on both sides of the east/west and started the trading and large migrations between the two worlds.

[frankschlanker]

St Brendan is rumoured to have found "America" long before the Vikings. But as the Vikings had invaded Ireland, I was wondering if perhaps they had heard of the tales of St Brendan and went looking for themselves?

[patfleming]

Brendan the navigator got there long before the Vikings sailing from Ireland.
Columbus visited Galway to examine his log before his own voyage.
But the Irish didn’t think it was a big deal and let others have all the glory 🙂

[depekthegreat]

Wow!!!Now only, I knew about this fascinating history and I fully appreciate the Vikings discovery of Canada and United States before Cristopher Columbus sir five hundred years ago, good friends!!!So, the legal discoverer was Leith Erikson sir's of Icelandic and Norwegian(Interracial since his mother was an Icelandic but his father was a Norwegian) and as an Interracial person and man and good human being, I am extremely so happy and proud to hear this, good friends!!!🙏🏻

[James_Knott]

Of course, the Vikings continued on into the middle of the continent, where they became the Minnesota Vikings. 🙂

Actually, Greenland is part of North America, so that's when they actually discovered the continent.

[Uzair_Of_Babylon]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍