Arctic encounters between Norse and Natives
Contact between the Norse and Native peoples in Canada’s Arctic was more extensive and earlier than first believed, according to recent archaeological evidence.
On the windy edge of nothing: Vikings in the North Atlantic World
With a focus upon the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland, Kevin Edwards will present a select narrative of past and recent writings, archaeological enquiry and scientific research concerning the Norse settlement of the North Atlantic.
In the footsteps of the Norsemen
It was a land with plenty of opportunities when the Viking Erik the Red settled in Greenland over 1000 years ago.
Tooth-tool Use and Yarn Production in Norse Greenland
During a dental study of medieval Norse skeletons from Greenland, Iceland, and Norway, a distinct pattern of wear was observed on twenty-two anterior teeth of twelve Greenlanders.
North America’s First Contact: Norse-Inuit Relations
The interaction between the Norse and Inuit was sparse, at times hostile, and could have possibly doomed the Greenland colonies to extinction.
The Lost Western Settlement of Greenland, 1342
In the early 1340s, something was amiss in the Western Norse Settlement in Greenland.
The Place of Greenland In Medieval Icelandic Saga Narrative
This paper explores the accounts of Norse Greenland in the medieval Icelandic sagas, looking past the Vínland sagas to examine ways in which Greenlandic settings are employed in the ‘post-classical’ saga-tradition and other texts.
Greenland’s Viking settlers gorged on seals
A Danish-Canadian research team has demonstrated the Norse society did not die out due to an inability to adapt to the Greenlandic diet: an isotopic analysis of their bones shows they ate plenty of seals.
An island archaeological approach to the Viking colonization of the North Atlantic
The present paper is a brief exploration of the application of methods commonly used in the archaeological study of the Pacific and Mediterranean islands to the expansion of the Vikings across the North Atlantic during the ninth to eleventh centuries AD.
Early Religious Practice in Norse Greenland
How many Icelanders were Christian at the time of Greenland’s settlement? Were there any pagans? Did Greenland ever officially convert to Christianity and, if so, when?
Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing Patterns
A practical guide to making your own Norse Viking garment!
The World West of Iceland in Medieval Icelandic Oral Tradition
The Greenland of the sagas was a unique and at times strange place, lying somewhere on the boundary between the known, familiar Norse world, and an unfamiliar, exotic sphere beyond.
Vikings not alone when they crossed the North Atlantic – mice hitched a ride too
New research has revealed that when the Vikings sailed across the North Atlantic to places like Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland, they brought with them the common house mouse.
Furs, Fish and Ivory – Medieval Norsemen at the Arctic Fringe
Furs, Fish and Ivory – Medieval Norsemen at the Arctic Fringe By Christian Keller Journal of the North Atlantic, Vol. 3 (2010) Abstract:…
Greenland Norse Knowledge of the North Atlantic Environment
The aim is to document and discuss Norse knowledge of oceanographic phenomena including tides, non-tidal ocean currents, surface water properties, and sea ice.
Climate helped drive Vikings from Greenland
The end of the Norse settlements on Greenland likely will remain shrouded in mystery. While there is scant written evidence of the colony’s…
The Hanseatic League and Hanse Towns in the Early Penetration of the North
The Hanseatic League and Hanse Towns in the Early Penetration of the North By Klaus Friedland Arctic, Vol.37:4 (1984) Introduction: The North American…
Vikings in Greenland
The Viking era in Greenland began when Gunnbjørn Ulf-Krakuson first saw the island sometime during the early 10th century. Gunnbjørn was blown off course while sailing from Norway to Iceland, an event that would happen to several ships who were trying to cross the North Atlantic.
Why did Norse Greenland fail as a colony?
Why did Norse Greenland fail as a colony? Slack, Alexandra York Medieval Yearbook, ISSUE No. 1, (2002) Abstract Since the discovery in 1721…
The Evangelization of the Arctic in the Middle Ages: Gardar, the “Diocese of Ice”
The Evangelization of the Arctic in the Middle Ages: Gardar, the “Diocese of Ice” By Louis Rey Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute…
Codfish and Kings, Seals and Subsistence: Norse Marine Resource Use in the North Atlantic
Codfish and Kings, Seals and Subsistence: Norse Marine Resource Use in the North Atlantic By Sophia Perdikaris and Thomas H. McGovern Human Impacts…