- Thanks to the good construction quality, Hvalsey Church has resisted the elements better than other Norse structures in Greenland.
- Yayın zamanı: 10 saat önceJoin us on the Hvalsey Church Ruins tour for an enriching exploration that combines history with nature.
- Vikings in Greenland built the Hvalsey Church during the middle of the 12th century to serve the Christians living in Hvalsey Fjord and the nearby area.
- The fertile region of South Greenland is home to the well-preserved ruins of one of the first Christian churches on the North American continent – Hvalsey Church.
- To visit the ruin’s of Greenland’s Hvalsey Church is to take a pilgrimage back through time to the very farthest outpost of medieval Christendom.
- Join me on my trip to one of the best-preserved ruins – the Hvalsey Church near Qaqortoq.
- Meet the best-preserved Norse ruins in the Eastern Settlement. The many churches show how successful Leif the Lucky (son of Erik the Red) was in converting t...
- Later this caused the sinking of the foundation and led to the collapse of walls. Hvalsey Fjord Church is 16 by 8 m large on the outside.
- Hvalsey Church was a church in the abandoned Norse settlement of Hvalsey (now modern-day Qaqortoq), in Greenland.
- Hello, how do I get from the Qaqortoq airport to the boat harbor that will take me to and from Hvalsey church? What does the boat ride cost?
