Qassiarsuk
Houses of God | Greenland

Peter Essick ©2009/Aurora Photos
Erik the Red, credited with discovering Greenland, was often a man on the run who settled scores with murder and worshipped Norse gods. But at Qassiarsuk, a settlement on the southern tip of the island, sits a replica of the church Erik the Red built for his wife, who converted to Christianity.







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