Norse Greenland settlement

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical settlement
gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings graves
tools and artifacts
farming implements
remains of buildings
livestock remains
gptkbp:artMovement gptkb:Sagas_of_the_Icelanders
gptkbp:associatedWith Vikings
gptkbp:availableIn 15th century
gptkbp:climate Arctic_climate
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Yes
gptkbp:culturalHeritage festivals
storytelling
craftsmanship
seafaring traditions
with_Indigenous_peoples
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Scandinavian_culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Norse_paganism
gptkbp:economicActivity fishing
whaling
trading furs
gptkbp:endOfProduction around 1450
gptkbp:environmentalImpact short growing seasons
harsh winters
resource depletion
Little Ice Age
gptkbp:established gptkb:Erik_the_Red
gptkbp:establishedIn 10th century
gptkbp:historicalLegacy influence on modern archaeology
influence on Viking studies
cultural_heritage_of_Greenland
influence_on_Greenland's_history
influence_on_Norse_exploration
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Saga_of_the_Greenlanders
gptkb:Greenland_Saga
Middle Ages
Icelandic sagas
gptkbp:historicalRecords written by medieval chroniclers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first European settlement in Greenland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Norse Greenland settlement
gptkbp:languageSpoken Old Norse
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Greenland
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Erik_the_Red
gptkb:Gudrid_Thorbjarnardóttir
gptkb:Thorfinn_Karlsefni
gptkb:Leif_Erikson
gptkb:Freydis_Eiríksdóttir
gptkbp:notableFor farming and hunting
gptkbp:politicalPosition local chieftains
gptkbp:populationTrend 2000-3000 inhabitants
gptkbp:primaryMission Brattahlid
Hvalsey
gptkbp:sells Europe
gptkbp:socialStructure clan-based society