Hvalsey Church (Danish: Hvalsø Kirke; Old Norse: Hvalseyjarfjarðarkirkja) was a Catholic church in the abandoned Greenlandic Norse settlement of Hvalsey (now modern-day Qaqortoq). The best preserved Norse ruins in Greenland, the church was also the location of the last written record of the Greenlandic Norse, a wedding in September 1408.
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- Hvalsey Church (Danish: Hvalsø Kirke; Old Norse: Hvalseyjarfjarðarkirkja) was a Catholic church in the abandoned Greenlandic Norse settlement of Hvalsey...
- 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.
- 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.
- Join me on my trip to one of the best-preserved ruins – the Hvalsey Church near Qaqortoq.
- Hvalsey Church was a church in the abandoned Norse settlement of Hvalsey (now modern-day Qaqortoq), in Greenland.
- A trip to Hvalsey church is well worth the effort. ... Hello, how do I get from the Qaqortoq airport to the boat harbor that will take me to and from 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.
- Explore Hvalsey Church ruins on an expedition cruise in Southern Greenland. Discover the fascinating history of the Hvalsey Norse settlement.