Norse colonization of the Americas

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Viking colonization of the Americas
gptkbp:beganIn	10th century
gptkbp:discoveredIn	c. 1000 AD
gptkbp:endReason	climate change isolation hostile relations with indigenous peoples lack of support from Greenland
gptkbp:evidence	gptkb:archaeological_site Norse sagas L'Anse aux Meadows artifacts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Norse colonization of the Americas
gptkbp:influencedBy	exploration of the North Atlantic
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:Vikings Viking
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Greenland gptkb:Labrador gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Erik_the_Red gptkb:Leif_Erikson
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:L'Anse_aux_Meadows
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Viking_Age
gptkbp:precededBy	Norse settlement of Greenland Norse settlement of Iceland
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Native_Americans gptkb:Vinland gptkb:Freydís_Eiríksdóttir gptkb:Saga_of_Erik_the_Red gptkb:Gudrid_Thorbjarnardóttir gptkb:Thorfinn_Karlsefni gptkb:Norse_mythology gptkb:Helluland gptkb:Markland gptkb:Vinland_Map gptkb:Saga_of_the_Greenlanders gptkb:Greenland_Norse Indigenous people Norse expansion Saga literature Medieval Norse exploration Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories Erik the Red's Saga Skraelings
gptkbp:significance	first known European contact with North America
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:L'Anse_aux_Meadows
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Norse_(Greenland,_10th_century) gptkb:Vinland_sagas
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7