Ikigait Explained

Ikigait is a former community in Greenland about 3 kilometers west of Narsarmijit. It was the site of Herjólfr Bárðarson's farm Herjolfsnes ("Herjolf's Point"^[1]), one of the easternmost of the Norse settlements during their colonization of Greenland.^[2]

The location was established around 1885, when a few artifacts were discovered and returned to Denmark. In 1921, an excavation was led by Danish historian and archaeologist Poul Nørlund (1888-1951), which found the church graveyard.^{[3] [4]}

References

59.9833°N -86°W

Notes and References

1. Scott, Brian M. Place-Names in the Landnámabók ". Accessed 28 Apr 2012.
2. Fiske, John. The Discovery of America, Vol. 1. Echo Library, 2009. .
3. "The Ten-Gore Dress: Cotehardies from Herjolfsnes ". Accessed 28 Apr 2012.
4. Web site: Grinder-Hansen . Poul . 23 April 2023 . Poul Nørlund . March 25, 2016 . Den Store Danske . da.