Maximum Extent
Maximum Extent (Interactive Map)

Data

Name: Vinland (Newfoundland)

Type: Polity

Start: 991 AD

End: 1050 AD

Statistics

All Statistics: All Statistics

Icon Vinland (Newfoundland)

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Norsemen explored the coast of Canada around 1000 AD and created a short-lived settlement in Terranova (according to carbon dating estimate 990-1050 CE).

Establishment

  • January 991: Vinland is the area of coastal North America explored by Norse Vikings, where Leif Erikson first landed around AD 1000, approximately five centuries prior to the voyages of Christopher Columbus and John Cabot. Carbon dating estimate the presence of the settlement in the period 990-1050 CE.

    • Chronology

    Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

    Disestablishment

  • January 1051: The norse settlement of Vinland existed for a short time around the year 1000. Carbon dating estimate that it disappeared in 1050 AD.

    • All Phersu Atlas Regions

    Africa

    Central AfricaCentral Africa

    Eastern AfricaEastern Africa

    North AfricaNorth Africa

    Southern AfricaSouthern Africa

    Western AfricaWestern Africa

    Americas

    CaribbeanCaribbean

    Central AmericaCentral America

    Northern AmericaNorthern America

    South AmericaSouth America

    Asia

    Central AsiaCentral Asia

    Eastern AsiaEastern Asia

    Indian SubcontinentIndian Subcontinent

    South-Eastern AsiaSouth-Eastern Asia

    Western AsiaWestern Asia

    Europe

    BalkansBalkans

    BalticBaltic

    British IslesBritish Isles

    CaucasusCaucasus

    Central EuropeCentral Europe

    Eastern EuropeEastern Europe

    France and BeneluxFrance and Benelux

    GreeceGreece

    Iberian PeninsulaIberian Peninsula

    Italian PeninsulaItalian Peninsula

    ScandinaviaScandinavia

    Oceania

    AustralasiaAustralasia

    Pacific IslandsPacific Islands