Ledger Paul M., Norse landnám and its impact on the vegetation of Vatnahverfi, Eastern Settlement, Greenland

Ledger Paul M., Norse landnám and its impact on the vegetation of Vatnahverfi, Eastern Settlement, Greenland, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2013, (Université d'Aberdeen) Résumé/abstract : Norse landnám (initial settlement) in Greenland is dated to AD 985 and witnessed the introduction of pastor...

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Published: Mondes normands médiévaux 2014
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Summary:Ledger Paul M., Norse landnám and its impact on the vegetation of Vatnahverfi, Eastern Settlement, Greenland, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2013, (Université d'Aberdeen) Résumé/abstract : Norse landnám (initial settlement) in Greenland is dated to AD 985 and witnessed the introduction of pastoral farming to a landscape where people using settled agricultural systems had hitherto been absent. The Norse colony was centred on two locations: the Western (c. 64°N) and Eastern Settlements (c. 61°.