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Three hundred years in Markland
The Norse did not merely reach North America. They kept going back, for three centuries, and we now have the tree rings, walrus DNA and documents records to prove it.3 months ago — News -
Why didn’t the Vikings bring Eurasian diseases to North America?
An epidemiological exploration of how the Norse spread (and didn’t spread) illness in their journeys west.3 months ago — News -
Scandinavians and Inuit in Greenland: 1,000 years of shared history
The Thule, Dorset, and Nordic cultures have all held sway over various parts of the the world's largest island.6 months ago — Scandinavia -
Vikings fled Greenland partly due to rising sea levels, new study says
The mystery of the Norse disappearance in Greenland has baffled scientists for over a century.3 years ago — News -
Why did Erik the Red call an icy land "Greenland"?
In what was perhaps history's first case of "false advertising," Eirik the Red is credited with not only founding a Norse settlement on Greenland but describing this chilly part of the world as being luscious and green.3 years ago — History -
The rise and fall of the Norse settlements in Greenland
When Norse peoples established a settlement in Greenland in 986 CE, little did they know that they would leave a lasting cultural, historical, and political footprint - one that is still evident to this day.4 years ago — History -
Why did the Vikings leave Greenland? New research offers interesting answer
During most of four centuries, the southern coast of Greenland was the westernmost edge of Viking presence.4 years ago — News
