Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish?

[rangerrebew]

Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish?

Newly discovered evidence is upending our understanding of how early settlers made a life on the island — and why they suddenly disappeared

 
By Tim Folger
 

On the grassy slope of a fjord near the southernmost tip of Greenland stand the ruins of a church built by Viking settlers more than a century before Columbus sailed to the Americas. The thick granite-block walls remain intact, as do the 20-foot-high gables. The wooden roof, rafters and doors collapsed and rotted away long ago. Now sheep come and go at will, munching wild thyme where devout Norse Christian converts once knelt in prayer.
 
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-greenland-vikings-vanished-180962119/#PTLAIAXdKTfqbufS.99
 

[Wingnut]

Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish?


I'm not saying it was Muslums but it was Muslums.   Or maybe it was Aliens. 

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

The biggest of all big Governments, back in the day, is what killed them.

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[truth_seeker]

from the video:

"Published on Dec 5, 2012

The west coast of Greenland was the site of a thriving Viking colony for hundreds of years. Originally settled by explorers who had bravely sailed across the treacherous North Atlantic from their homes in Scandinavia, the Greenland outpost grew into a farming community of thousands. And then something went terribly wrong. Visitors in the 1400s reported that the inhabitants had simply vanished, leaving. "

Of all the Viking settlements, only two failed: North America (after just a few years) and Greenland (but only after 500 years)

This video is about what might have taken place. In fact what led to the demise of the Viking settlers, was GLOBAL COOLING

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

from the video:

"Published on Dec 5, 2012

The west coast of Greenland was the site of a thriving Viking colony for hundreds of years. Originally settled by explorers who had bravely sailed across the treacherous North Atlantic from their homes in Scandinavia, the Greenland outpost grew into a farming community of thousands. And then something went terribly wrong. Visitors in the 1400s reported that the inhabitants had simply vanished, leaving. "

Of all the Viking settlements, only two failed: North America (after just a few years) and Greenland (but only after 500 years)

This video is about what might have taken place. In fact what led to the demise of the Viking settlers, was GLOBAL COOLING

And it certainly wasn't caused by man made carbon emissions or any other kind of emissions.

[truth_seeker]

And it certainly wasn't caused by man made carbon emissions or any other kind of emissions.

Watching that video all of the way to the end, was informative. The Inuits settled in the area, AFTER the Vikings did.

When the climate cooled and destroyed farming, the Inuits knew fishing and survived to this day.  But the Vikings apparently did not.

[RoosGirl]

It got too cold and they all moved to Florida

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking,_Florida

[Fishrrman]

"Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish?"

Because Greenland changed from "green" to "white"...?

Probably didn't seem such a great place to hangout when that happened.

[Sanguine]

It got too cold and they all moved to Florida

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking,_Florida

Vikings aren't stupid people.