2.6K views · 329 reactions | Our base camp on the Go Viking hikes. We stay at this 17th-century idyllic Norwegian summer farm while preparing for the hike. The buildings are traditional, but there’s water and electricity. All the comfort we need  You can join. Link in bio #Håggåsætra #Norway #govikinghiking #traditionalarchitecture | Hands on History | Facebook

Nearly 500 years before Columbus sailed, Viking explorer Leif Erikson reached North America. Around 1021 AD, Norse settlers built a base camp they named Vinland at what is now LAnse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, used for boat repairs and further exploration. For many centuries, the tale lived on in Icelandic Sagas as mere legend until Norwegian explorers Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad uncovered remains of timber-framed turf buildings, a forge, and daily life artifacts in 1960, proving the Norse had

587K views · 4.6K reactions | The worst storm in Camp’s history proves all too much for Melvin  #ImACeleb | I'M A CELEBRITY... GET ME OUT OF HERE! | Facebook