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Routledge Norse Greenland: Viking Peasants in the Arctic - Routledge

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Discover how Viking peasants established and maintained a thriving Arctic settlement in Greenland for over four centuries. This comprehensive history examines a community of 2000-3000 Norse farmers who adapted traditional Norwegian agricultural practices to survive in one of Earth's harshest environments from around 985 to 1415. Learn why this remote colony became a crucial stepping stone for European exploration of North America, enabling the brief Norse settlement in Newfoundland around AD 1000. Despite its modest population, the Norse Greenland settlement achieved remarkable global significance through its role in early transatlantic contact and cultural exchange. Explore the ecological challenges these medieval peasants faced, the innovative solutions they developed, and the factors that ultimately led to the colony's mysterious disappearance in the early 15th century.

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Covers the 430-year span of Norse settlement in Greenland from approximately 985 to 1415, providing a complete chronological narrative of this remarkable Arctic community.

Examines how 2000-3000 Viking peasants adapted Atlantic and North Sea coastal farming techniques to survive in the harsh Arctic environment of Greenland.

Explores the Norse Greenland settlement as the essential stepping stone for European discovery and brief settlement of North America around AD 1000.

Published by Routledge, a leading academic publisher specializing in detailed historical and archaeological research on medieval European societies.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0815366299
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Medieval
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 27 September 2018
Listed Since: 09 January 2018

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