because Greenland is a big country... the ice is far far away from the coast.. and the land between the ice and the coast is green... very green
Because he wanted it to sound inviting and so people would go there and make colonies there.
He wanted people to settle there, so he gave it a name that made the place sound green and lush.
He wanted people to settle there, so he gave it a name that made it seem like the place was green and lush.
He wanted people to move there, so he made the place sound green and lush.
he named it that to attract people
he discovered Greenland
Erik the red discovered Greenland in the year 982.
Erik The Red died because in his land he discovered (greenland) there were a lot of people living there,and he had said it was the perfect plce to live. in about 1001 there was going to be an iceage so they murdered all the cheifs of the island including Erik The Red.
I'm just a kid and this may not be right but according to me he discovered Greenland and Canada. Erik the Red told his men of a sea of worms right under Greenland some of his men crossed Greenland by foot and some took their chances. To tell you the truth there's no sea of worms. Erik the Red went further east and found a land with thick fields of grass, he was probably amazed by everything. Erik the red called this new land vinland because of the grapevines. But like i said I may be wrong about this but forget what everyone says and get this into your head CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DIDN'T DISCOVER THE AMERICAS.
he came up with the color red when he found America
he discovered Greenland
Erik the Red discovered Greenland
Probably Cape Farewell, which is the southern tip of Greenland.
Because when Erik the Red (Danish: Erik den Røde) first came back from Greenland, he wanted people to follow him to the new land. And therefore called it GreenLand (A Green Land), to attract people.
Erik the red discovered Greenland in the year 982.
Greenland
Greenland.
Greenland is an autonomous country, despite being located within the Kingdom of Denmark. The first name of this territory was given by Erik the Red, from Iceland, who had been exiled to that land, he named the place 'Groenland', which sounded as 'Green Land', because he had the hope the name would attract more people to his new settling.
Eric the Red's full name was Erik Thorvaldsson. He was also known as Erik the Red due to his red hair and beard. He was a Norse explorer and the founder of the first Norse settlement in Greenland.
No. He discovered North America. His father, Erik the Red, discovered Greenland.
Erik the Red.
Greenland.