Helge Ingstad

Quick Facts

Full Name	Helge Ingstad
Occupation	Explorer
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1899(1899-12-30)
Age	125
Date Of Death	2001-03-29
Birthplace	Meråker
Country	Norway
Birth City	Nord-Trøndelag
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Helge Ingstad Biography

Helge Ingstad is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on December 30, 1899 in Meråker, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He used an ancient map and an intuitive explorer’s instinct to find the landing spot for the Vikings in North America.

His discovery proved that the Vikings arrived in North America 500 year before His discovery proved the Vikings landed in North America 500 years before Columbus..

Ann Stine-Moe, his wife, was an accomplished archaeologist.

Helge Ingstad Net Worth

Helge Ingstad is one of the richest Explorer from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Helge Ingstad 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He left a promising career in law to become a fur trapper in the Arctic.

His wife and he discovered ancient artifacts from Newfoundland that were over 1,000 years old.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Helge Ingstad Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Helge Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Helge Ingstad celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Top Facts about Helge Ingstad

1. Helge Ingstad was a Norwegian explorer and lawyer.
2. He discovered the Viking settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland.
3. Ingstad wrote several books about his expeditions and discoveries.
4. He served as Norway’s ambassador to Canada from 1958-1965.
5. Ingstad was awarded numerous honors for his contributions to exploration and cultural preservation.
6. He married fellow explorer Anne Stine Moe in 1941.
7. Ingstad died in 2001 at the age of 102.
8. His legacy continues through the Helge Ingstad Foundation, which supports research and education related to Arctic culture and history.
9. In addition to his explorations, Ingstad also had a successful legal career in Norway.
10. He is remembered as one of Norway’s most important explorers and cultural ambassadors.

What happened to the Helge Ingstad?

On 8 November 2018, HNoMS Helge Ingstad collided with the tanker Sola TS in Norwegian waters just outside Sture Terminal. Helge Ingstad was severely damaged in the collision and beached. On 13 November 2018, the ship sank where she had run aground and became a constructive total loss.

What role did the Norwegian Helge Ingstad play in finding the Norse

settlement in Newfoundland?

Helge Marcus Ingstad (30 December 1899 – 29 March 2001) was a Norwegian explorer. In 1960, after mapping some Norse settlements, Ingstad and his wife archaeologist Anne Stine Ingstad found remnants of a Viking settlement in L’Anse aux Meadows in the province of Newfoundland in Canada.

What does HNoMS mean?

In English, they are permitted still to be ascribed prefix “HNoMS”, meaning “ His/Her Norwegian Majesty’s Ship ” (“HNMS” could be also used for the Royal Netherlands Navy, for which “HNLMS” is used instead).

How many submarines does Norway have?

Type Class Displacement
Submarines (6)| Ula class| 1,040 tonnes (surface) 1,150 tonnes (submerged)
Submarines (4 on order)| Type 212CD| 2,500 tonnes (surfaced) 3,000 tonnes (submerged)

Will Norway replace lost frigate?

But the Norwegian government doesn’t plan to replace a navy frigate that ran aground and sank in 2018. That decision alone represents a de facto 20-percent cut to the fleet’s open-ocean surface fleet. Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg revealed the new strategy in mid-April 2020.