Posted on 09/01/2026 10:19:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Norse lived in Greenland for five centuries before mysteriously vanishing, leaving behind the ruins of a medieval society.
Today, archaeologists are still trying to uncover what happened to the Vikings who once thrived there. The medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings | BBC Global | 7:25
BBC Global | 792K subscribers | 390,471 views | August 27, 2026
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Click here to learn about The vikings in Ireland
Or here:
Linn Duachaill ("Duachall's pool") is the name of a Viking longphort near the village of Annagassan, County Louth, Ireland. The settlement was built in 841 CE, the same time as the settlement of Dubh Linn, or Dublin. In contrast to Dublin, the settlement was abandoned. .....but people still live in the town of Annagassan; and sometimes they hold a Viking Festival.
It isnt hard to figure out what happened to them once Greenland started glacierating over again.
I thought I remember them finding a rock inscribed with “Damn it’s cold! Green land, my azz!
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