Dyrnæs was a Norse settlement in Eastern Settlement in Greenland. It was located to the north of modern-day Narsaq.

Dyrnæs
Dyrnæs is located in Greenland
Dyrnæs
Location of Dyrnæs in Greenland
LocationNorth of Narsaq, Greenland
RegionGreenland
Coordinates60.941°0′0″N 46.048°0′0″W / 60.94100°N 46.04800°W / 60.94100; -46.04800
History
Associated withNorsemen
Site notes
Excavation dates1932
Location of Dyrnæs in the Eastern Settlement.

History

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According to Ívar Bárðarson, Dyrnæs was one of the largest parishes in Norse Greenland. It consisted of a church and several farms, and probably covered the entire western part of the Narsaq peninsula.[1] The ruins of the church were discovered during an archaeological dig in 1932.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dyrnæs, Narsaq Museum