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The Norse colony in Greenland lost contact with Norway and Iceland by 1450. It was originally settled in the warm season around 986. Despite the fact that they were typically pastoral farmers, the Norse made do with growing short-season crops and hardy animals like sheep and other cattle. By the 13th century, Greenland may have had a Norse population of 5,000 between their two settlements. As the climate shifted, the settlements were attacked, and crops and trade failed, the colonies eventually faded away.

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