Brattahlid

Undoubtedly it was from this peculiarity that the name Brattahlid had been bestowed upon it, Brattahlid signifying 'steep side of a rock.'

The Thrall of Leif the Lucky 1893

He spent the winter in Iceland, and sailed the following spring for Greenland, where he settled at a place called Brattahlid (Steep Lea) in Ericsfirth.

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But do a google image search for Brattahlid if you want to see a nice green Viking settlement that is not under permafrost to this day.

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Still, they provided Arnald with one of their finest farms, Gardar, on a fjord not far from Brattahlid.

The Fate of Greenland's Vikings 2000

Originally conceived as single-roomed structures, like the great hall at Brattahlid, they were divided into smaller spaces for warmth, and then into warrens of interconnected chambers, with the cows kept close by so the owners might benefit from the animals 'body heat.

The Fate of Greenland's Vikings 2000

The archaeologists 'best guess was that they were none other than Thjodhilde, Erik and their famous son, Leif, who around the year 1,000 had set sail from Brattahlid on his epochal journey to America.

The Fate of Greenland's Vikings 2000

” Eric returned home to Brattahlid, and Leif pursued his way to the ship with his companions, thirty-five men.

The Voyages to Vinland 1909

Thorfinn Karlsefni, who was a very wealthy man, passed the winter at Brattahlid with Leif Ericsson.

The Voyages to Vinland 1909

” This offer was accepted, and [with their ship] thus laden they held away to Ericsfirth, and sailed until they arrived at Brattahlid.

The Voyages to Vinland 1909

Leif, the son of Eric the Red, of Brattahlid, visited Biarni Heriulfsson and bought a ship of him, and collected a crew, until they formed altogether a company of thirty-five men.

The Voyages to Vinland 1909