Norse Greenlanders
E386313
Norse Greenlanders were medieval Scandinavian settlers in Greenland, primarily of Norse and Icelandic origin, who established farming communities and maintained contact with Europe from the late 10th to the 15th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norse Greenlanders canonical | 5 |
| Greenlandic Norse settlers | 1 |
| Greenlandic Norse society | 1 |
| Norse explorers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3737345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Norse Greenlanders Context triple: [Western Settlement, ethnicGroup, Norse Greenlanders]
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Koongurrukun people
The Koongurrukun people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie in the Top End region of the Northern Territory, including the area now known as Litchfield National Park.
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B.
Scandinavians
Scandinavians are the people native to the northern European region of Scandinavia, primarily encompassing ethnic groups from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark who share closely related languages and cultural traditions.
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C.
Nordic Americans
Nordic Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of ancestral origin from the Nordic countries, including Scandinavia, Finland, and Iceland, sharing cultural and historical ties to this Northern European region.
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D.
Inuit
The Inuit are an Indigenous people of the Arctic known for their rich cultural traditions, close relationship with the polar environment, and historical reliance on hunting and fishing for subsistence.
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E.
Egegik people
The Egegik people are an Alaska Native group traditionally living around the Egegik River and Bristol Bay region, with a distinct cultural heritage tied to fishing and coastal subsistence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Norse Greenlanders Target entity description: Norse Greenlanders were medieval Scandinavian settlers in Greenland, primarily of Norse and Icelandic origin, who established farming communities and maintained contact with Europe from the late 10th to the 15th century.
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A.
Koongurrukun people
The Koongurrukun people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie in the Top End region of the Northern Territory, including the area now known as Litchfield National Park.
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B.
Scandinavians
Scandinavians are the people native to the northern European region of Scandinavia, primarily encompassing ethnic groups from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark who share closely related languages and cultural traditions.
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C.
Nordic Americans
Nordic Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of ancestral origin from the Nordic countries, including Scandinavia, Finland, and Iceland, sharing cultural and historical ties to this Northern European region.
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D.
Inuit
The Inuit are an Indigenous people of the Arctic known for their rich cultural traditions, close relationship with the polar environment, and historical reliance on hunting and fishing for subsistence.
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E.
Egegik people
The Egegik people are an Alaska Native group traditionally living around the Egegik River and Bristol Bay region, with a distinct cultural heritage tied to fishing and coastal subsistence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse settlers
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Scandinavian people ⓘ medieval population ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
Norse artifacts in Greenland
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church ruins in Greenland ⓘ farm ruins in Greenland ⓘ |
| beganSettlement | late 10th century ⓘ |
| built |
Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red
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surface form:
Brattahlid farmstead
Hvalsey Church ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Norse churchyards in Greenland ⓘ |
| climateChallenge | Little Ice Age cooling ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| disappearancePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
cattle herding
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goat herding ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ seal hunting ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ trade in furs ⓘ trade in hides ⓘ trade in walrus ivory ⓘ walrus hunting ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Icelandic
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Norse ⓘ |
| facedChallenge |
decline of walrus ivory trade
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isolation from Europe ⓘ short growing seasons ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Erik the Red ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Greenland Provincial Council
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surface form:
Greenlandic Althing
|
| hadSettlement |
Eastern Settlement
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Western Settlement ⓘ |
| interactedWith | Inuit ⓘ |
| introduced | European-style agriculture to Greenland ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Íslendingasögur
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surface form:
Icelandic sagas
medieval European documents ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| maintainedContactWith |
Iceland
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ other parts of Europe ⓘ |
| paidTithesTo |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| politicalAffiliation |
royal crown of Norway
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surface form:
Norwegian crown
|
| religion |
Norse paganism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| settledIn | Greenland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 10th century to 15th century ⓘ |
| usedBuildingMaterial |
stone
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turf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Norse Greenlanders Description of subject: Norse Greenlanders were medieval Scandinavian settlers in Greenland, primarily of Norse and Icelandic origin, who established farming communities and maintained contact with Europe from the late 10th to the 15th century.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.