Lost Norse of Greenland fueled the medieval ivory trade, ancient walrus DNA suggests
The Icelandic Sagas tell of Erik the Red: exiled for murder in the late 10th century he fled to southwest Greenland, establishing its first Norse settlement. The colony took root, and by the mid-12th century there were two major settlements with a population of thousands. Greenland even gained its own bishop. By the end of … Read more
