Grœnland (Greenland)
Nordic Heritage.
The first Nordic inhabitants had already settled in Iceland in the 870s. It was also from Iceland that Erik the Red set sail in 982 to explore the southern and western parts of Greenland.
However, it is likely that Norse people were already aware of Greenland’s existence around the year 900, after ships traveling between Norway and Iceland were blown off…
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