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Who settled Greenland?

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Scandinavians lend by Erik the Red settled Greenland. The Inuit settled here as well.

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Name the man who settled Greenland?

Eirik Raude (Eric the Red)


Why was Europe able to colonize and the Vikings couldn't?

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Scandinavianareas such as northern Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Mostly Norway.They also later settled in Greenland and Iceland. Some settled in north-eastern England.


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The vikings settled in Newfoundland Labrador (Canada) They settled in many other places also! They had a settlement on Greenland to provision ships for example. Roughly 1400 people lived there farming and raising sheep.


Why is Greenland called so?

Because at the time when it was first settled by Europeans the climate was milder and the land was indeed green.


What role did vikings play in the Americas?

Five hundred years before Columbus they landed and settled in Greenland and Newfound land. So, they were in North America well before 1492.


What country is greener Iceland or Greenland?

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