| Birth Day | December 30, 1899 |
| Birth Place | Norway |
| Helge Ingstad age | 120 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Mar 29, 2001 (age 101) |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Going off of an ancient map and an explorer's instinct, he found the landing place of the Vikings in North America.
He quit a promising law career to work in the Arctic as a fur trapper.
He and his wife uncovered ancient artifacts in Newfoundland that proved to be 1,000 years old.
His wife Ann Stine-Moe was a noted archaeologist.
His discovery proved the Vikings landed in North America 500 years before Columbus.
