Hvalsey

Hvalsey, near Qaqortoq in southern Greenland, was a major Norse settlement within the Eastern Settlement and preserves the largest and best-preserved Norse ruins in Greenland. Founded in the late 10th century and later held by the king of Norway, it was an important regional center connected to royal authority and the church. Its remains include two great halls, numerous houses, and a finely built stone church from the early 12th century, one of the site’s most remarkable survivals. The church also hosted the 1408 wedding that marks the last documented event in Norse Greenland, before the settlements gradually disappeared.

Kujalleq · Greenland