Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland

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The Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland was the larger and longer-lasting of the two main medieval Norse colonies on Greenland, centered in the island’s south and serving as its primary hub of farming, trade, and church life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse settlement
archaeological site complex
medieval colony
archaeologicalEvidence artifacts of Norse material culture
church ruins
middens with animal bones
ruins of farmsteads
capital Brattahlid
characteristic larger and longer-lasting than the Western Settlement
climate subarctic
comparedTo Norse colonies in Greenland
surface form: Norse Western Settlement in Greenland
contains Brattahlid
Gardar
Hvalsey
church sites
infield and outfield farming areas
multiple farmsteads
pasture lands
coordinateRegion Kujataa Norse and Inuit farming landscape
surface form: Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap
country Kingdom of Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Norway (historical)
dissolved 14th century
15th century
economicActivity cattle herding
goat herding
hay production
hunting
pastoral farming
seal hunting
sheep herding
trade in hides and furs
trade in walrus ivory
trade with Iceland
trade with Norway
walrus hunting
foundedBy Erik the Red
Norse settlers from Iceland
hasChurch Gardar Cathedral
Hvalsey Church
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicalName Brattahlíð
surface form: Eystribyggð
inception c. 985
late 10th century
language Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
locatedIn Greenland
southern Greenland
partOf Norse Greenland
Norse colonies in the North Atlantic
population larger than the Western Settlement
religion Roman Catholicism
role primary hub of church life in Norse Greenland
primary hub of farming in Norse Greenland
primary hub of trade in Norse Greenland
timePeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
Viking Age
UNESCOStatus part of Kujataa World Heritage Site

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Hvalsey partOf Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
Gardar historicalRegion Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Eastern Settlement
Thjodhild’s church historicalRegion Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Eastern Settlement
Hvalsey Church partOf Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
Tunulliarfik Fjord historicallyKnownFor Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Eastern Settlement area
Hvalseyfjorden associatedWith Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse settlement of Hvalsey
Gardar ruins partOf Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Eastern Settlement