Vinland!

They arrived at an island located north of the country and went up there to look around in good weather. They found dew on the grass and were the first to touch the dew with their hands, bringing it to their mouths and thinking they had never tasted anything sweeter. This is how the arrival of the Vikings in America is described in the Grænlendinga Saga. Rudolf Simek tells the story of this expedition and describes how its archaeological traces were rediscovered in the 20th century. What drove the Vikings, around 400 years before Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World, to embark on their dangerous journey through the North Sea? Was it a thirst for adventure, a lack of essential raw materials, and food sources? Where did these explorers, whom we rather imprecisely refer to as "Vikings," actually come from, and what sources tell their stories? The renowned author explores these questions.