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title: Viking Settlements in Greenland
author: Finn Bjørklid
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8495/viking-settlements-in-greenland/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Viking Settlements in Greenland

_Authored by Finn Bjørklid_

## Image File

[![Viking Settlements in Greenland](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8495.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8495.jpg)

## Image Caption

Map depicting the Norse [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) settlements in Greenland. The Eastern Settlement, here named 'Austerbygd' sat on the southwestern tip and was occupied between c. 985-1450 CE, while the Western Settlement (here called 'Vesterbygd', occupied c. 985-1350 CE) was some 600 km further north in the present-day Nuuk region. Disko Bay, the Northern hunting grounds where the [Vikings](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) hunted walrus, narwhals, and polar bears, lies roughly in the large inlet directly to the left of the text 'Grønland' (Greenland). 'Island' means Iceland.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bjørklid, F. (2018, March 29). Viking Settlements in Greenland. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8495/viking-settlements-in-greenland/>
### Chicago
Bjørklid, Finn. "Viking Settlements in Greenland." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8495/viking-settlements-in-greenland/>.
### MLA
Bjørklid, Finn. "Viking Settlements in Greenland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8495/viking-settlements-in-greenland/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eirik-Raudes_Groenland.jpg) by [**Finn Bjørklid**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eirik-Raudes_Groenland.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 29 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [GNU Free Documentation License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.