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The Vinland Mystery
First aired on Jan 1, 1984
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Genres: Documentary

This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good. Mentioned in Icelandic manuscripts and speculated about for over two centuries, Vinland is known as "the place where the wild grapes grow" and was thought to be on the eastern coast between Virginia and Newfoundland. In 1960 a curious group of house mounds was uncovered at l'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland by Drs. Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad of Norway. Added to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

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Jon Granik | Narrator
Featured Crew
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William Pettigrew | Editor
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Don Virgo | Director of Photography
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Simon Leblanc | Assistant Camera
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Bev Davidson | Location Sound Recordist
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André Vincelli | Music
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Louis Hone | Music Sound Design and Processing