How Did Greenland Disappear

France was in Carolingain Empire, which was a problem. The Vikings took advantage and raided France. They fastened the fall of Carolingain Empire. Then they changed the ways of the place they attacked. They were also great explorers, they conquered settlements in lots in of countries they invaded. In 860 they discovered Iceland. The Vikings describes this by quoting from the Landnamabok "Once upon a time, men some say it was Naddod the Viking set out from Norway bound for the Faroes but drifted into the Atlantic and found a large new island." They settled on Iceland in 870. The Vikings conquered and settled in Greenland. Throughout exploring the Vikings expanded Europe's knowledge of their surroundings. Vikings also settled on parts of the countries they raided, and they rebuilt the towns. Many of this made of damage cause by the raids. They also had craftsmen and merchants sent to England, Germany and other countries to trade or sell their goods. Trades were only performed once or twice every

In the same year of 982 C.E, Erik the Red landed upon Greenland. They sailed around the southern tip of this newly discovered land before settling on an island at the mouth of Eriksfjord, which he named after himself. His small group of men explored the new country from north to west for two years, and chose Eriksfjord for his manor, which he named Brattahlid, translated to “steep slope”. He then named this new land “Greenland”, in the hope of attracting settlers. In 985 C.E Erik the Red led another expedition to Greenland, this time with a large fleet of 25 ships and with around 500 men and women, with livestock and enough materials to found a new colony. In the year 1000 C.E, Erik the Red’s son, Leif Eriksson, although Erik didn’t convert

The Vikings roamed the seas between the early ninth century and the early eleventh century. They were from the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It is believed that the Vikings “...were probably prompted to undertake their raids by a combination of factors ranging from overpopulation at home to the relative helplessness of victims abroad” (“Viking (people)”). During their raids, the Vikings also established settlements in Newfoundland,

Vikings,also known as Norseman or Northman, were members of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the 9th to the 11th century. And whose disruptive influence profoundly affected European history. These Pagan Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish warriors were probably forced to undertake their raids by a combination of factors ranging from overpopulation at home to the relative helpless of victims abroad. The Vikings were made up of land owning chiefs and clan heads, their retainers, freeman, and young energetic members who sought adventure and treasures overseas.

The fierce competition over the scarce, barren land of Scandinavia encouraged many of the Vikings to leave their homeland. Viking society grew rapidly as they began to run into considerable complications with their land. In Viking Scandinavia, “as the population increased, so did warfare, as regional Viking kings competed for the few resources available” (Hubbard 94). Because Scandinavian terrain was rough and mountainous, habitable land was a scarce resource. The lack of available land often led to many disputes between neighboring kings. In an attempt to cease the fighting, the kings began expanding their territory by conquering other lands across Europe, the British Isles, and Greenland. Moving to these new lands gave the Vikings space to continue to expand their nation, enabling them to gain power over other territories. Not only was there limited land in Scandinavia, but little of it was functional. The mountainous land in Scandinavia was not suitable for farming as it was unfit for growing crops (“Viking Age”). The Vikings

Viking expansion was caused by Christian churchmen, beginning with Alcuin, who attributed it to God’s doing. These men deemed the Viking raids punishment for religious laxity. However, an eleventh century Saxon cleric claimed that Viking expansion was actually the result of overpopulation and poverty in the Viking homeland. The Norse, or the Viking peoples, had gone to the Atlantic islands as landless sons, social outcasts, and political refugees because they were forced to leave their homes to search for opportunities elsewhere. The reason of Viking expansion is similar to that of the Europeans when they discovered and conquered the New World. The Viking emigration spread all over Europe, with the Danes spreading through Holland all the way down to Spain and in to the Mediterranean. The Swedes traveling east, across the Baltic

However, religion for Vikings did not come until about the 9th century. If some Vikings did not practice Christianity, they worshiped other gods such as Odin. About 1,000 years ago a Viking trader, that goes by the name of Thorfinnn Karlsefni, left the west coast of Greenland with three ships to explore a newly discovered land that was known to have extraordinary riches. On the Newfoundland, Snorri, Thorfinn’s son, is believed to be the first European baby born in North America.

Once Erik arrived in Greenland, he found that it had many fjords and green fields, but it was also summer. He returned to Iceland and was able to convince about 500 people to start a colony. The colonists went in 25 boats but only 14 made it to Greenland. Erik as the chieftain ruled the settlement. The settlers farmed as they had in Iceland. There was not much wood around the settlement so the houses were made of dirt and were stronger than the ones of Iceland. The book, Dwellings of the Saga Time in Iceland, Greenland, and Vineland by Cornelia Horsford, describes the location of the houses as, “As in Iceland, these farmsteads were situated on the shores of rivers and fjords.” The reason for it being close to water was so the settlers

Vikings came from three countries of scandinavia; Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. The term Vikings literally means ‘a pirate raid’, they get their name from a scandinavian language called “Old Norse”(BBC-primary history). People who go off raiding in ships were called vikings. Because of the raids and constant battles in many places they were often also called savages, traders, and explorers. In scandinavia they were also called Norsemen. During the time A.D. 700 to 1100(BBC-primary history),

The viking norse colony in greenland lasted for approximately 500 years and vanished with experts today still trying to figure out what caused them to disappear, these are the reasons that are believed to have contributed to their death. It was not one mistake but rather many simple but costly mistakes, many of which are repeated in history. Failing to adapt was a big killer as the clothing recovered from era was not suitable for the climate. This was largely because the norse experienced a “mini ice age” in which the temperature fell by just a few degrees proved to much for the norse vikings.

The Vikings frequently left their Scandinavian homelands to expand across a number of places in Western Europe. The Vikings traded with locals and explored new lands for colonisation. Although they also raided coastal settlements, we have to remember that without this the Vikings would not have enriched some of the languages we speak today. From the Vikings' first contact with Western Europe in 793, when they raided a monastery at Lindisfarne (off the coast of England), the Vikings continued to invade the British Isles. By 878 they had managed to conquer all of England, except for the area of Wessex. In 886, King Alfred made an agreement with the Vikings, which enabled them to live in the north-east third of England. That area became known as Danelaw. By 954, however, King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon successors had reclaimed England. It was not until 991 that the Danes reclaimed the English throne, but this time, they managed to hold on to it for 25 years. From the second decade of the ninth century, the Vikings also raided France. In 911, however, tired of being invaded by the Vikings, Charles the Simple of West Francia made an agreement with the Viking leader, Rollo. Rollo was granted the title of Count of Rouen and received some land in the north of France (Normandy). Rollo received these gifts in exchange for converting to Christianity and agreeing to defend the shores from other Vikings. As a result of this contact, a number of words across Europe have Scandinavian

A long time ago from the late 8th century to mid 11th century, a large number of Scandinavians left their homes. They were known as Vikings or Norsemen. They raided, traded, crafted and they were settlers on much of the European continent as well as Greenland, Newfoundland, Russia and Iceland.

The video that watched was a PBS documentary called Vikings Unearthed. The of the major differences that I saw when compeering this video to Jared Diamond’s Collapse or Wiesner’s text is the difference in technology. The video starts off where Diamond is and takes it to another level by using satellites to find new settlements and remains in America. The video talks about space archeologists and those people using the satellites to find lost cities, while Dimond focuses on the places we already know about. The video and both readings agree that the Vikings did not leave a lot behind so it is hard to figure out where their villages were located. Both Diamond and the PBS video describe how living in Scandinavia was hard because when it turned to winter the Vikings would need to live on ice. For a rural society, this was a big problem. PBS goes into depth on the cultural aspect of the Vikings. Like Diamond and Wiesner, the video talks about social stratification where some Vikings were more important than others. Jurls were at the topic of the social chain while slaves were at the bottom. Vikings were also

As quoted from “A Traveller’s History of England”, “The Vikings were Scandinavian people who, because of population increase and political instability, sought their fortune throughout Europe.” The Vikings were often found invading and raiding other kingdoms, including Wessex and East Anglia. “The Vikings…were portrayed as ruthless raiders and pillagers who came, slaughtered, and left”, “A Traveller’s History of England” writes. In the thirteen century, this community became known as “Danes” because of the involvement of the Danish king. The Viking society was structured around their infamous attacks and intrusions on many of the other kingdoms. Usually, when the Vikings invaded other kingdoms, they eventually became integrated into the kingdoms’

Moving on to the third factor, the author explains that the Norse were definitely faced with hostile neighbors in Greenland. He states that “Inuit attacks and threats may have played a direct role in the Vikings’ extinction” (Diamond, 255). The Norse had a bad attitude towards the Inuit, and probably attacked and killed the first ones they say. The Inuit had