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Erik den Rødes ankomst til Grønland

Erik the Red's arrival in Greenland

Hans Lynge
1982

Qassiarsuk / Erik den Rødes ankomst til Grønland

Description

Relief of a man in a Viking ship on a boulder.

Annotation

Erected 1982 as part of the celebration of one thousand years of Erik the Red's arrival in Greenland. Erik the Red is Leif Eriksson's father.

Sculptor

Hans Lynge (1906-1988), Painter, sculptor and poet from Greenland (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Nyt fra GEUS, Geologi i det sydlige Vestgrønland.
Dirk, Picasaweb.

Tags

Locatie (N 61°9'2" - W 45°30'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gl002; Added: 22 March 2011 / Updated: 6 July 2011

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