When the Vikings sailed to the Americas and met the inhabitants in 1000 A.D. the human race came full circle... in Newfoundland.
This award-winning historical documentary can be enjoyed by listeners at home or on the road.
Produced in digital stereo with original field-sound and interviews recorded in Europe and North America.
TAKE A VIKING IN THE CAR!
GREAT CIRCLE is also an ideal audio companion for travellers driving the Viking Trail (Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula highway)
Hosted by award-winning* producer Chris Brookes. *"...ear-opening audio dynamite!" (Peabody awards)
Ancient Norse sagas and modern scientific evidence bring to life the Viking Discovery of the Americas.
• Sail with the Vikings to Newfoundland as they discover the Americas.
• Walk through time with world-renowned experts who paint a picture of what happened, who did what, and why.
• Be a fly on the wall when Europeans and North Americans come face-to-face for the first time in 1000 AD.
• Hear ancient sagas bring to life the sights and sounds of what happened.
Music, sound, drama and the voices of:
Archaeologists Helge Ingstad Birgitta Wallace Priscilla Renouf William Fitzhugh Carin Orling Sigrid Kaland
Innu leader Peter Penashue
Saga scholar Gudrun Nordal
Viking Saga readings Mike Jones Trevor Davies
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