LEIF ERIKSSON MONUMENTS PAGES
| Place |
Artist |
Date |
Type |
Qassiarsuk (Greenland)
|
August Werner (replica) |
2000 |
Statue |
Description:
Immediately after the Viking ship Islendingur arrives in Greenland on 15th July, [2000] a three-metre tall statue of Leif Eriksson is to be unveiled, sited on a ridge in Qassiarsuk with a view of the ocean. It will stand here as a lasting reminder of the celebrations and Leif Eriksson's achievement. One of the contributors is the Leif Eriksson International Foundation in Seattle and the statue is a copy of similar statues in Trondheim and Seattle.
On the photo the unveiling ceremony with the Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle, USA.
Notes:
Qassiarsuk is on the spot of Brattahlið, where Eric the Red, Leif Eriksson's father, settled
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