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Eiríksstaðir

Dalabyggð, Iceland

Eiríksstaðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈeiːriksˌstaːðɪr̥]) is the former homestead of Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, at Haukadalur Valley in the Dalasýsla region of Iceland. It was likely the birthplace of his son Leif Eiríksson, the first known European discoverer of the Americas. A site thought to be that of the original farm has been investigated by archaeologists and remains of two buildings dating to the 9th–10th centuries have been identified. An open-air museum has been established nearby.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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