Norse Greenland
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Norse Greenland was a medieval Scandinavian colony in Greenland whose decline and disappearance serve as a classic historical example of societal collapse.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norse Greenland canonical | 14 |
| Norse Greenland period | 3 |
| Erik the Red’s Brattahlid region | 1 |
| Greenland (medieval) | 1 |
| Norse Greenland colony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8996831 — 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 Greenland Context triple: [Collapse, notableCaseStudy, Norse Greenland]
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A.
Greenland and Iceland
Greenland and Iceland are two large North Atlantic islands, one mostly ice-covered and sparsely populated and the other more geologically active and temperate, that lie between the Arctic and Europe.
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B.
Vinland
Vinland is the name given in Norse sagas to a region of coastal North America explored by Viking seafarers around the 10th–11th centuries, often identified with areas of Atlantic Canada.
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C.
Grønland
Grønland is a central Oslo neighborhood known for its multicultural character, vibrant street life, and diverse shops and eateries.
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D.
Grenland
Grenland is a culturally and historically significant region in southeastern Norway, centered around the industrial towns near the coast and traditionally associated with the county of Telemark.
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E.
East Greenland
East Greenland is a remote Arctic region of Greenland characterized by rugged mountains, extensive glaciers, and prominent geological formations that record the Caledonian orogeny.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Norse Greenland Target entity description: Norse Greenland was a medieval Scandinavian colony in Greenland whose decline and disappearance serve as a classic historical example of societal collapse.
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A.
Greenland and Iceland
Greenland and Iceland are two large North Atlantic islands, one mostly ice-covered and sparsely populated and the other more geologically active and temperate, that lie between the Arctic and Europe.
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B.
Vinland
Vinland is the name given in Norse sagas to a region of coastal North America explored by Viking seafarers around the 10th–11th centuries, often identified with areas of Atlantic Canada.
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C.
Grønland
Grønland is a central Oslo neighborhood known for its multicultural character, vibrant street life, and diverse shops and eateries.
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D.
Grenland
Grenland is a culturally and historically significant region in southeastern Norway, centered around the industrial towns near the coast and traditionally associated with the county of Telemark.
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E.
East Greenland
East Greenland is a remote Arctic region of Greenland characterized by rugged mountains, extensive glaciers, and prominent geological formations that record the Caledonian orogeny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse settlement
ⓘ
historical society ⓘ medieval colony ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType |
church ruins
ⓘ
farm ruins ⓘ |
| capital | Brattahlíð ⓘ |
| climateContext |
Little Ice Age onset
ⓘ
Medieval Warm Period ⓘ |
| colonizedBy |
Norse people
ⓘ
Scandinavians ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Norway ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
climate cooling
ⓘ
conflict or competition with Inuit ⓘ isolation ⓘ loss of walrus ivory market ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ reduced Norwegian support ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Icelandic sagas
ⓘ
linked to:
Íslendingasögur
medieval European documents ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
cattle herding
ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ seal hunting ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ walrus hunting ⓘ |
| endTime |
15th century
ⓘ
c. 1450 ⓘ |
| exported |
hides
ⓘ
rope ⓘ walrus ivory ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Erik the Red
ⓘ
Norse settlers from Iceland ⓘ |
| governedBy |
local chieftains
ⓘ
thing assembly ⓘ |
| hadBishopric | Gardar ⓘ |
| hadContactWith |
European markets
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ Inuit ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| hadLegalSystem | Norse law ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Eastern Settlement
ⓘ
Middle Settlement ⓘ Western Settlement ⓘ |
| imported |
grain
ⓘ
iron ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| knownFor |
example of societal collapse
ⓘ
mysterious disappearance ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| lastWrittenRecord | 1408 wedding at Hvalsey Church ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Greenland ⓘ |
| majorSettlement | Brattahlíð ⓘ |
| neighboringCulture |
Dorset culture
ⓘ
Thule Inuit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Norse world
ⓘ
North Atlantic Viking settlements ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic Norse world
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| startTime |
c. 985
ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
archaeologists
ⓘ
environmental historians ⓘ |
| underSovereigntyOf |
Kingdom of Norway
ⓘ
Norway–Iceland union ⓘ |
| usedAsCaseStudyIn |
climate change adaptation
ⓘ
collapse of complex societies ⓘ environmental archaeology ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Norse Greenland Description of subject: Norse Greenland was a medieval Scandinavian colony in Greenland whose decline and disappearance serve as a classic historical example of societal collapse.
Referenced by (20)
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