Norse colonies in Greenland

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The Norse colonies in Greenland were medieval Scandinavian settlements established by Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings on Greenland’s southwestern coasts, which persisted for several centuries before mysteriously disappearing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse colony
historical civilization
medieval settlement
capital Brattahlíð
culturalPractice European-style farming
stone church building
disappearance mysterious abandonment
dissolved 15th century
economy cattle herding
goat herding
hunting
pastoral farming
seal hunting
sheep herding
walrus hunting
ethnicGroup Norse
export hides
rope
walrus ivory
foundedBy Erik the Red
Icelandic Norse
Norwegian Norse
governedBy Kingdom of Norway
Norwegian throne
surface form: Norwegian Crown
hasArchaeologicalSite Brattahlíð
Gardar
Hvalsey Church
hasChurch Gardar Cathedral
hasPart Eastern Settlement
Middle Settlement
Western Settlement
hasReligionInstitution Diocese of Gardar
surface form: Diocese of Garðar
import grain
iron
timber
inception c. 985
late 10th century
lastWrittenRecord Hvalsey Church wedding 1408
locatedIn Greenland
locatedOn southwestern coast of Greenland
neighboringGroup Dorset culture
Thule Inuit
partOf Norse expansion
Viking Age
possibleCauseOfDecline climate cooling
conflict with Inuit
economic isolation
overgrazing
soil erosion
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
tradedWith Europe
Iceland
Norway
usedLanguage Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse

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Western Settlement partOf Norse colonies in Greenland
Western Settlement partOf Norse colonies in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Greenland settlements
Viking textiles associatedWithRegion Norse colonies in Greenland
this entity surface form: Greenland Norse settlements
Eastern Settlement, Greenland partOf Norse colonies in Greenland
this entity surface form: Viking Age North Atlantic colonies
Norse Eastern Settlement in Greenland comparedTo Norse colonies in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Western Settlement in Greenland
Hvalseyfjorden locatedIn Norse colonies in Greenland
this entity surface form: Greenlandic Norse area
Thorvald Eiriksson associatedWith Norse colonies in Greenland
this entity surface form: Greenlandic Norse settlements
Bishop of Greenland locatedInTimePeriod Norse colonies in Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Greenland period