THE CANADIAN EXPLORER

Think of the Vikings and your mind probably travels to Denmark, Scandinavia and perhaps to wider Europe, but what about Canada?

It seems that in around 1000 AD, a group of Vikings became the first European settlers in North America, as evidenced by the ruins of their settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows.

So, how and why did this happen? Nobody is quite sure how these intrepid travellers got quite so far, but the most common suggestion is that their ship was accidentally taken off course and led them to this far-flung destination.