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Why are Iceland and Greenland named the opposite of their climates?
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∙ 11y ago
Although it is much greener than Greenland, there is a lot of ice in and around Iceland. Although naming the large subcontinental island "Greenland" may have been an attempt at deceptive promotion to the Vikings, it does have greenery along the coasts, more than some areas in Norway or northern Canada.
Calling it Whiteland or Snowland would have been redundant.
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∙ 11y ago
Dawson Watts
I believe, all based from general knowledge, that Iceland and Greenland are named opposites of their own climate because if you look from one country to the other you would see ice or land hence the name. So I believe the people who names Iceland were looking at Greenland and seen all of the ice at the time didn’t know that Greenland was a different country. And the people of Greenland happened to see Iceland and all of its green they thought it was part of their country naming it Greenland. It’s hard to explain but maybe someone will understand where I am coming from.
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What country is greener Iceland or Greenland?
Iceland is greener than Greenland. When the Vikings settled them, they named them in the opposite manner of how they were, hoping to trick travelers and keep the green country for themselves.
When was Greenland green?
It never was. It was a trick to get people to move there. iceland was green but was named iceland so no one would move there.
What is climate of iceland?
Iceland is named he way it is because it was used to confuse viking sailors that were going to war so they would freeze to death on Greenland rather than living on iceland
Why is Iceland mainly green but has ice in the name?
viking who wanted other viking to trade with their current port called the frozen country Greenland to trick the arriving vikings to come there and Iceland is called Iceland because it was a rival group of the Greenland vikings and since the Greenland viking were stronger they named the country Iceland so none would go there and take business away from greenland
Who was a violent norseman of Scandinavia?
Eric the Red. He was exiled from Norway (in 982) for murders, so he moved to Iceland. After some while the Icelanders banished him from their land, so he fled only to discover Greenland. Which should be named Iceland. Because it's got ice. Iceland has green. He named it Greenland, to make moar people come there. He was violent. He also had red hair. Hence the name.
What country did Erik the Red represent?
he murdered his two neighbours and was then banished out of the Viking society, he then sailed out of iceland, for fear of being killed himself, and found the new land he named Greenland. He built a small town with his family and followers and discovered more and more parts of Greenland. This is why he country is called Greenland.
Where did vikings settle after viking raids?
The vikings told the europeans that they were going to Iceland. And by 'Iceland' they ment the small island by Greenland. At the time Greenland didn't have its name, so the europeans went to Greenland because the vikings described it as 'Iceland' and since Greenland is a very icy island. When they arrived, there were no vikings found. It was the other way around_the vikings went to Iceland, they must have named the smaller island Iceland to trick the europeans to go to Greenland.
Why did the vikings give Greenland and Iceland there names?
Iceland: The first Scandinavian who deliberately sailed to the island now known as Iceland was Flóki Vilgerðarson, also known as Hrafna-Flóki (Raven-Flóki). Flóki settled for one winter at Barðaströnd. It was a cold winter, and when he spotted some drift ice in the fjords he gave the island its current name, Ísland (Iceland). Greenland: The name Greenland comes from Scandinavian settlers. In the Icelandic sagas, it is said that Norwegian-born Erik the Red was exiled from Iceland for murder. He, along with his extended family and thralls, set out in ships to find the land that was rumoured to be to the northwest. After settling there, he named the land Grænland ("Greenland"). Greenland was also called Gruntland ("Ground-land") and Engronelant (or Engroneland) on early maps. Whether green is an erroneous transcription of grunt ("ground"), which refers to shallow bays, or vice versa, is not known. The southern portion of Greenland (not covered by glacier) is indeed very green in the summer and was likely to have been even greener in Erik's time because of the Medieval Warm Period.
What places did the vikings discover?
The Vikings were the first Europeans to reach America. Some Vikings found Greenland. Though the land was covered in ice, the Vikings wanted people to live there. So they named it Greenland. They said, "It's so green! Come here!"
What did the vikings name the new world?
Valhala :=P No. Mðgarðr. (Midgard[en]) meaning Middle World. The Gods were in Valhalla. The other is Hel. Meaning Hell.. There are many more worlds in Norse Paganism. (You meant Norse Paganism rite???
Is Iceland a part of Denmark?
No. It has never been, and by all changes it never will be. Actually, in the late 10th century a group of Icelanders, and some Norwegians inhabited the south western coast of Greenland, the explorer, who was exiled from Norway and Iceland named it Greenland, and yes that was to make it sound better. (No offence to Greenlanders)And that is why Greenland is part of Denmark today, if anything there is a much higher logical claim that Greenland would be part of Iceland, rather than vice versa.
Was Iceland called Vinland?
Hi, I am a 6th grade teacher. My class has been studying European explorers such as Cook, Cartier, Columbus, and the Vikings. The Vikings traveled to Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. The Vikings named Newfoundland Vinland. Here is a helpful link . . .
