Erik the Red, exiled from Norway and Iceland, discovered and named Greenland around 985 AD. His strategic naming attracted settlers from Iceland, establishing two major settlements. These Norse ...
Greenland's history begins with a Viking exile accused of murder. Named deceptively to attract settlers, the world's largest island has passed from Norse hands to Danish control, while remaining ...
New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.