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Wynland of West was a Norse Christian settlement on the Red River of the North from 1121 to 1362. "Wynland" is pronounced as "Vinland." "Wyn," meant "fine, smooth, cleared [of trees]." The land along the Red River of the North is fine, relatively smooth and cleared of trees. Fargo ND and Moorhead MN, which are both Norse names, were major villages in Wynland of West. Norse Christians, who called themselves "Lenape" came to Wynland of West by 1,000 AD.
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