Norse exploration of North America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Norse_exploration_of_North_America
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
Viking
gptkbp:dateOfFirstLanding circa 1000 AD
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Saga_of_Erik_the_Red
gptkb:Saga_of_the_Greenlanders
gptkbp:encounteredBy gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:Skrælings
gptkbp:evidence gptkb:L'Anse_aux_Meadows
sagas
archaeological
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Thorfinn_Karlsefni
gptkb:Erik_the_Red
gptkb:Leif_Erikson
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:European_Age_of_Discovery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Norse exploration of North America
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:L'Anse_aux_Meadows
gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkb:Vinland
gptkbp:occurredIn 10th century
11th century
gptkbp:precededBy Norse colonization of Greenland
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:explorer
gptkb:settlement
trade
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vikings
Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
Norse colonization of Greenland
gptkbp:resultedIn abandonment of Vinland
temporary settlements
gptkbp:significance first known European contact with North America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vinland_Map
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5