Its economy was completely driven by the resources that the North Atlantic was able to offer. Antler from Norwegian reindeer could be carved into combs and traded for timber Norse mythology was celebrated here for much longer than in the Viking homelands of Norway.

Much of what we know of the pagan Viking past, before the adoption of Christianity, originates from stories told and then written down in Iceland.

There are even accounts in the sagas of captive ravens being used for navigation, guiding ships to land after being released at sea.

With a big male weighing in at more than 2, pounds, these animals are the biggest seals in the Northern hemisphere.

The Vikings harvest these giants during seasonal expeditions, using their hides to make ropes for rigging, but the most valuable parts of the animals by far are their tusks In lands with such scant resources, pure beauty was as important as material worth.

Did they pilot his ship to this new land which seemed so strange and yet so similar to the Viking homelands in distant Norway?

We'll never know for sure, but it's certain that the seas around this part of North America would have been teaming with whales at the time of Leif's voyage.

And it's certainly possible they led these 11th-century pioneers to landfall We can watch them MAN: More people have been into space than visited this insanely magical place.

Explore more from this episode More. A land ruled by gyrfalcon But ancient people came to claim these lands too -- people like the Vikings. Now travel back in time to see the natural world through ancient eyes.

There will be another chance tomorrow, with more hunters. The catch can then be cooked and eaten on the beach straight away. Seals are special to the Vikings.

But the Vikings aren't the only ones on the hunt for seals. But after a two-day journey Any seal in open water is now in peril for its life.

The seal must surface, and the circling orca are ready and waiting. After sharing the kill, the pod retreats to deeper water.

Puffins are eaten most often A single precious trinket will be used for generations. In Summer, arctic foxes feed almost exclusively on seabirds.

Their denning is timed exactly to coincide with the bounty on the ledges. Arctic foxes are dedicated and careful parents. Even the runt in this litter is given special attention.

House Mice. These stories are alive with animal characters. Did he not realize that your queen was protected by your dark-squared bishop perhaps?

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