Preparing for Greenland
Abstract Greenland first attracted Europeans in 982 A.D. when Eric the Red found it thirty years after settling Iceland. Only 185 miles from Iceland, in clear weather Greenland is visible on the horizon by sailing only a short distance west from Iceland.Vikings found a coastline similar to Norway’s...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
2006
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195188578.003.0004 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52433390/isbn-9780195188578-book-part-4.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract Greenland first attracted Europeans in 982 A.D. when Eric the Red found it thirty years after settling Iceland. Only 185 miles from Iceland, in clear weather Greenland is visible on the horizon by sailing only a short distance west from Iceland.Vikings found a coastline similar to Norway’s with large inlets and fjords but without forests. Soon settlers began to establish permanent residences. A milder climate existed at that time, and they were able to grow some food to supplement a diet of fish. |
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