The Legend of Lafe and the Vikings

There was no proof that Lafe and the Vikings had actually reached the shores of America. In 1960, a pair of Norwegians led by a local fisherman found mounds near the village of Lanso Meadows in Newfoundland. The site likely could have sustained no more than 150 or 160 people so this may not have been the largest Norse settlement. Today, there are memorials and statues honoring Leferics all over the place - especially in the upper Midwest.