Eastern Settlement
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Eastern Settlement was the largest and earliest Norse colony in southern Greenland, serving as the primary center of Greenlandic Norse life during the medieval period.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse colony
→
medieval settlement → |
| archaeologicalStatus | archaeological site → |
| climateContext | Little Ice Age onset contributed to decline → |
| countryAtTheTime | Kingdom of Norway → |
| culturalContext | Norse culture → |
| declineFactors |
climate deterioration
→
economic difficulties → isolation from Europe → possible conflict or competition with Inuit → |
| earliestColonyStatus | earliest Norse colony in Greenland → |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | seat of the Bishop of Greenland → |
| endTime | 15th century → |
| foundedBy | Erik the Red → |
| governedAs | part of the Norwegian realm → |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
byres and barns
→
church ruins → farm ruins → irrigation works → |
| hasCapital | Brattahlíð → |
| hasChurches | multiple parish churches → |
| hasNotableSite |
Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red
→
Diocese of Gardar →
surface form: "Garðar episcopal see"
|
| hasReligiousBuilding | cathedral at Garðar → |
| inception | c. 985 → |
| languageOfInhabitants |
Norse
→
surface form: "Old Norse"
|
| laterUnionContext | under the Norwegian crown within the Kalmar Union (late period) → |
| locatedIn | southern Greenland → |
| locatedOn | Greenland → |
| mainEconomicActivities |
cattle herding
→
goat herding → hunting → pastoral farming → sheep herding → trade with Europe → |
| modernCountry | Greenland → |
| modernSovereignState |
Denmark
→
surface form: "Kingdom of Denmark"
|
| namedAfter | its position in the eastern part of the Norse-settled area of Greenland → |
| neighboringSettlement | Western Settlement → |
| partOf |
Eastern Settlement, Greenland
→
surface form: "Greenlandic Norse settlements"
Greenland →
surface form: "Norse Greenland"
|
| populationEstimate | several thousand inhabitants at its peak → |
| relativeSize | largest Norse colony in Greenland → |
| religion | Roman Catholicism → |
| role | primary center of Greenlandic Norse life → |
| startTime | late 10th century → |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
→
Viking Age → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.