“The Greenland Vikings - Land of the Midnight Sun” (Fall of Civilizations Series)
This documentary details the Vikings discovering and settling in Iceland, Greenland, and North America starting in 800 AD. It describes Erik the Red settling Greenland in 982 AD; relations between the Vikings and the native Inuits who lived on the island; Leif Erikson discovering North America in 999 AD; how the Vikings were eventually driven out by the cooling climate of the “Little Ice Age” that started in the 1300s; and how the Black Death came to Greenland on its ships, decimating the populations of the people.
Article Tree
| A Summary of the History of the World, in Videos |
 |
THE EUROPEAN DARK AGES / MEDIEVAL PERIOD (410 AD — 1400 AD) |
|
Video: “The Greenland Vikings - Land of the Midnight Sun” (Fall of Civilizations Series) |
