Drought may have prompted the Vikings’ departure from Greenland
The reason why the Vikings left Greenland in the early 15th century remains unclear. The declining temperature during the Little Ice Age had been thought to be one of the important factors. However, new evidence suggests that increasingly dry conditions played a more important role in undermining th...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Bibliothèque de l'Université de Genève
2023
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| Online Access: | https://oap.unige.ch/journals/tsb/article/view/897 |
| Summary: | The reason why the Vikings left Greenland in the early 15th century remains unclear. The declining temperature during the Little Ice Age had been thought to be one of the important factors. However, new evidence suggests that increasingly dry conditions played a more important role in undermining the viability of the Norse Settlement than minor temperature changes. |
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