

87-night Ultimate Greenland, Labrador Coast & Lesser Antilles Cruise
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Seabourn Venture
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Reykjavik, Iceland
1 Sailing
Jul 15, 2028
The site of Erik the Red's Norse settlement in southern Greenland

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Overview
Brattahlid, now known as Qassiarsuk, is the historic site where Erik the Red established the first Norse farmstead in Greenland around 985 AD, marking the beginning of nearly five centuries of Norse settlement in the Arctic. Today, visitors find reconstructed Norse longhouses, turf-walled ruins, and a small church replica set against the backdrop of the Tunulliarfik Fjord and the vast Greenlandic ice cap.
Expedition ships anchor in the fjord and deploy zodiacs for the landing at Qassiarsuk, where a gentle walk connects the key historical sites. The short Arctic summer from June through August offers the only viable visiting window, with nearly continuous daylight but temperatures that rarely exceed 15 degrees Celsius. The settlement is small and can be explored thoroughly in two to three hours.
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Reconstructed turf-and-stone longhouses and the remains of Tjodhilde's Church bring the saga of Erik the Red to life, offering a tangible connection to the Norse explorers who settled this remote fjord a millennium ago.
Tip: Join the expedition historian's guided walk for context that transforms the modest ruins into a vivid narrative.
The deep blue fjord stretching before Brattahlid is flanked by green valleys and distant ice-capped mountains, creating a landscape of stark Arctic beauty that has changed little since Norse times.
Tip: Bring binoculars to scan the fjord for seals and the hillsides for grazing sheep descended from Norse stock.
Modern Qassiarsuk is one of Greenland's rare agricultural settlements, where sheep farming continues in green pastures that the Norse recognized as unusually fertile for this latitude over a thousand years ago.
Tip: Sample locally produced Greenlandic lamb if offered by community hosts during the visit.



Aboard
Seabourn Venture
From
Reykjavik, Iceland
1 Sailing
Jul 15, 2028


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Seabourn Venture
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Reykjavik, Iceland
1 Sailing
Jul 15, 2028


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1 Sailing
Jul 15, 2028
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