Brattahlíð

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Brattahlíð was the main Norse farmstead and power center in southern Greenland, established by Erik the Red around the late 10th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Brattahlíð canonical 5
Eystribyggð 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse farmstead
archaeological site
former settlement
approximateInception c. 985
archaeologicalExcavations 20th century
associatedWith Erik the Red
Leif Erikson
civilization Norse Greenlanders
climate subarctic
continent North America
country Greenland
culture Norse
economy cattle herding
fishing
hunting
pastoral farming
sheep herding
foundedBy Erik the Red
hasLanguage Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
hasPart Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red
surface form: Erik the Red’s farm

Thjodhild’s church
church of Brattahlíð
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inception late 10th century
locatedIn Eastern Settlement
Southern Greenland
Tunulliarfik Fjord
locatedInPresentDay Qassiarsuk
materialRemains church foundations
farm structures
ruins of buildings
namedAfter steep slope
partOf Kujataa Norse and Inuit farming landscape
surface form: Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap

Norse Greenland
surface form: Norse Greenland colony
presentDayUse historical monument
tourist site
religion Christianity
Norse paganism
significance main Norse farmstead in southern Greenland
political center of Eastern Settlement
seat of Erik the Red
timeOfAbandonment late Middle Ages
timeOfAbandonmentApproximate 15th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2017
usedAs chief farmstead
power center

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Settlement hasCapital Brattahlíð
Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland historicalName Brattahlíð
this entity surface form: Eystribyggð
Norse colonies in Greenland capital Brattahlíð