# Viking Age Greenland — WHE Article Discussion (2-1208)
**URL:** https://community.worldhistory.org/t/viking-age-greenland-whe-article-discussion-2-1208/17670
**Category:** WHE Articles
**Created:** [April 3, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/viking-age-greenland-whe-article-discussion-2-1208/17670 "2018-04-03T16:01:40Z")
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### Author:  [@emmagroeneveld1](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/emmagroeneveld1)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/viking-age-greenland-whe-article-discussion-2-1208/17670/1 "2018-04-03T16:01:40Z")
Greenland was drawn into the Viking Age and settled by Norse Vikings in the late 980s CE, their presence there lasting into the 15th century CE. Despite its ice-riddled geography, the Norse managed to carve out a living for themselves in these unforgiving lands by seeking out verdant pockets along the south-western coast, founding both the so-called Eastern Settlement (which is located, confusingly, in the south of West-Greenland) and the Western Settlement, some 650 km further north along the west coast in the present-day Nuuk region.
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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1208/viking-age-greenland/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1208/viking-age-greenland/)._
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/viking-age-greenland-whe-article-discussion-2-1208/17670/2 "2026-07-31T22:32:04Z")