Thanks Red Badger. Should be another napalm-infused topic.
The Greenland settlements were modest in construction and modest in size, as were the Viking settlements in North America.
However, Columbus went to Iceland to learn all he could about the lands to the west while doing his due diligence before 1492.
Speaking of ‘NAPALM’....................
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/the-mystery-of-greek-fire/139514
**** The notion of “Blond Eskimos” created a sensation in the media. However, modern DNA analysis has since disproven any Norse ancestry. ****
I recall an article that surmised that the Vikings (farmers) couldn’t adapt to the little ice age while the Inuit (hunters, fisherman) did - or weren’t affected by it much. They further speculated (I have no idea how they would have any proof) that the Christian Vikings refused to participate with the Inuit hunts to their pagan rituals performed prior to going out to hunt or fish.
Would lend to the idea of them not marrying any Inuit either. Although it is surprising that over a few hundred years on Greenland, not enough Vikings strayed into an Inuit camp to leave a DNA footprint.
Perhaps the Inuit did things to keep their bloodlines pure (infanticide?).
