Map of the Eastern settlement of the Norse in medieval Greenland. The area is within the modern municipalities of Nanortalik, Qaqortoq and Narsaq. The known major farms and churches are identified on the map as well as some probable geographical names. The names are the English versions of the Norse names.
The 'Eastern Settlement' (, ) was the larger of the two areas of
Greenland settled in approximately 984 AD by
Norse farmers from
Iceland (the other settlement being the
Western Settlement). At its peak the settlement contained approximately 4000 inhabitants.
Despite its name, the Eastern Settlement was more south than east of its companion and, like the Western Settlement, was located on the southwestern tip of
Greenland at the head of long fjords:
Eirik's Fjord,
Igaliku Fjord/Einarsfjord,
Sermilik Fjord, to name a few (see also the map).
Ruins of Norse farms and churches (see
Brattahlíð,
Garðar and
Hvalsey) remain and the town of
Qaqortoq is nearby as are smaller
Inuit villages.
See also
★
History of Greenland
★
Western Settlement
Source
Diamond, Jared (2005):
Collapse: How societies choose to fail or succeed. New York: Penguin.
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