A-B-C Complex Map
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The southermost complex consisted of three buildings: hall A, house, house B, and hut C.
Hall A
The hall was very large, 29 m long on the outside and with more than 1000 square feet of room inside. This is double the size Erik the Red's hall in Iceland.
The hall had three rooms, in which people lived, slept and ate, rooms I, II, and IV. All these rooms had a substantial fireplace. The smallest room, II, was probably for one of two leaders on the site and his closest companions. People slept and sat on wooden platforms along the walls. Room III was a workshop where iron was forged into objects, probably boat nails. The iron made in the furnace across the brook was heated over a hot charcoal fire in a pit, then worked on an anvil set into a tree trunk close to the fire.
A cloak pin of bronze was found in the firepit.
House B
House B had a wooden platform along one wall. Iron workers lived here, and bog ore had been roasted on the floor. The fireplace was by the southern wall. The wall was protected by an upright stone.
Huts C
Hut C was the most primitive dwelling on the site, with no special arrangements for seating or sleeping. People must have slept on straw directly on the floor. It has the same kind of fireplace as in House B.
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The southermost complex consisted of three buildings: hall A, house, house B, and hut C.
Hall A
The hall was very large, 29 m long on the outside and with more than 1000 square feet of room inside. This is double the size Erik the Red's hall in Iceland.
The hall had three rooms, in which people lived, slept and ate, rooms I, II, and IV. All these rooms had a substantial fireplace. The smallest room, II, was probably for one of two leaders on the site and his closest companions. People slept and sat on wooden platforms along the walls. Room III was a workshop where iron was forged into objects, probably boat nails. The iron made in the furnace across the brook was heated over a hot charcoal fire in a pit, then worked on an anvil set into a tree trunk close to the fire.
A cloak pin of bronze was found in the firepit.
House B
House B had a wooden platform along one wall. Iron workers lived here, and bog ore had been roasted on the floor. The fireplace was by the southern wall. The wall was protected by an upright stone.
Huts C
Hut C was the most primitive dwelling on the site, with no special arrangements for seating or sleeping. People must have slept on straw directly on the floor. It has the same kind of fireplace as in House B.
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Source: , , , Vis-à-Vis Graphics, "Plan de l'ensemble A-B-C," 2006. Notes: L’ensemble situé le plus au sud, les bâtiments A-B-C, était constitué de trois bâtiments : la halle A, la maison B et la hutte C. La halle A était très large, 29 m de long à l’extérieur et une surface supérieure à 1000 pieds carrés à l'intérieur. Cette superficie représente le double de celle de la halle d’Eirik le Rouge en Islande. La halle avait trois pièces dans lesquelles les habitants vivaient, dormaient et mangeaient (les salles I, II et IV). Toutes ces pièces possédaient un âtre de grande dimension. La plus petite salle (II) était probablement réservée à un des deux chefs et à ses proches compagnons. Les habitants dormaient et s’assoyaient sur des plateformes de bois le long des murs. La salle III était un atelier de forge où le fer était transformé en objets, probablement des clous pour le bateau. Le fer produit dans la fournaise de l’autre côté du ruisseau était chauffé sur un lit de charbon dans une fosse et ensuite travaillé sur une enclume déposée sur un tronc d’arbre près du feu. On a retrouvé une broche en bronze dans la fosse. La maison B possédait une plateforme en bois le long d’un mur. Les forgerons y travaillaient. Du minerai de tourbière avait été brûlé sur le plancher. L’âtre était près du mur sud qui était protégé par une pierre verticale. La hutte C était le bâtiment le plus primitif sur le site. Il n'y avait aucun endroit pour s'asseoir ou dormir. Les habitants devaient dormir directement sur le plancher. On y a retrouvé le même type d'âtre que dans la maison B.