Qassiarsuk Norse ruins
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Qassiarsuk Norse ruins are the remains of a Viking-era settlement in southern Greenland, traditionally identified with Erik the Red’s Brattahlid farmstead and part of the Eastern Settlement.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Igaliku Norse ruins | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse ruins
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Viking Age settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Erik the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | occupied from late 10th century to late medieval period ⓘ |
| climateContext | subarctic ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | Erik the Red’s former farmstead area ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| edgeOf | Greenland ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Erik the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf | early Christian church in Greenland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
byre ruins
ⓘ
church ruins ⓘ dwelling house ruins ⓘ field systems ⓘ ruins of farm buildings ⓘ workshop ruins ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction |
reconstructed church
ⓘ
reconstructed longhouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | late 10th century ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Norse exploration of North Atlantic
ⓘ
sagas about Erik the Red ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qassiarsuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tunulliarfik Fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialEvidence |
archaeological artifacts
ⓘ
stone foundations ⓘ turf walls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Settlement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kujalleq municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (historical) ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known Norse settlement in Greenland
ⓘ
key site for study of Norse Greenlandic farming ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Medieval period
ⓘ
Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfAbandonment | 14th–15th century ⓘ |
| topLevelDomainOfHeritageListing | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| traditionalName | Brattahlid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cattle raising
ⓘ
farming ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ sheep raising ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Igaliku Norse ruins