Brattahlíð
Ruins · Greenland
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 61.156, -45.516
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
Brattahlíð, often anglicised as Brattahlid, was Erik the Red's estate in the Eastern Settlement Viking colony he established in south-western Greenland toward the end of the 10th century. The present settlement of Qassiarsuk is now located on the former estate. The site is about 96 km (60 mi) from the ocean, at the head of the Tunulliarfik Fjord, and hence sheltered from ocean storms.