Brattahlíð
The ruins of Erik the Red’s farm, founded around 985, in Qassiarsuk, with replicas of the Norse longhouse and Tjodhilde’s small church and a statue of Leif Eriksson.
Antarctica
Kujalleq · Greenland
In the destination Qaqortoq and Kujataa.
In the photo: Qassiarsuk and the agricultural fields on the shore of the Tunulliarfik fjord.
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The city
A settlement of sheep herders on the shore of the Tunulliarfik fjord, on the site of Brattahlíð, the farm of Erik the Red. It has Norse ruins, a reconstructed longhouse and church, a statue of Leif Eriksson, and trails through the farms. On the other side of the fjord is Narsarsuaq, where the hike to the Kiattuut glacier starts.
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The local experience
The ruins of Erik the Red’s farm, founded around 985, in Qassiarsuk, with replicas of the Norse longhouse and Tjodhilde’s small church and a statue of Leif Eriksson.