The Evangelization of the Arctic in the Middle Ages: Gardar, the "Diocese of Ice"

The author outlines the history of the evangelization of Greenland from the days of Saint Brendan until the loss of communication with the area in the 1400's apparently through worsening climate. The author includes letters from two popes of Rome expressing anxiety for the fate of the Christian...

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Main Author: Rey, Louis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1984
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