Greenlandic Norse
E15958
Greenlandic Norse were the medieval Norse settlers and their culture in Greenland, known for their remote North Atlantic colonies and eventual mysterious disappearance.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse settlers
→
historical ethnic group → medieval population → |
| archaeologicalSite |
Brattahlid
→
Hvalsey → |
| continent |
North America
→
|
| country |
Kingdom of Norway
→
|
| culture |
Norse culture
→
medieval Scandinavian culture → |
| dateOfSettlement |
c. 985
→
|
| declineFactors |
climate cooling (Little Ice Age)
→
conflict or competition with Inuit → economic difficulties → isolation → resource depletion → |
| disappearance |
unrecorded in written sources
→
|
| economy |
cattle herding
→
fur trade → goat herding → ivory trade → pastoral farming → seal hunting → sheep herding → walrus hunting → |
| endTime |
15th century
→
|
| ethnicGroupOf |
Greenland
→
|
| explored |
Baffin Island
→
Labrador → Newfoundland → |
| foundedBy |
Erik the Red
→
|
| hadInstitution |
Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar
→
|
| interactedWith |
Thule Inuit
→
|
| knownFor |
medieval farming settlements
→
mysterious disappearance → remote North Atlantic colonies → voyages to North America → |
| language |
Old Norse
→
Old West Norse → |
| lastRecordedEvent |
Hvalsey church wedding c. 1408
→
|
| locatedIn |
Southwestern Greenland
→
|
| mainSettlement |
Eastern Settlement
→
Western Settlement → |
| partOf |
Norse civilization
→
Viking Age expansion → |
| politicalStatus |
Norwegian dependency
→
part of the Norwegian realm → |
| religion |
Christianity
→
Norse paganism → |
| religiousCenter |
Gardar
→
|
| source |
Icelandic sagas
→
archaeological evidence → medieval Norwegian documents → |
| startTime |
late 10th century
→
|
| tradedWith |
European markets
→
Iceland → Norway → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Norse voyages to North America
→
|
hasParticipant |
|
Norse
→
|
influenced |