The confusing names of Iceland and Greenland date back to Viking times. This centuries-old naming strategy reveals clever ...

Leif Erikson (also spelled Ericsson, or Eiriksson) was the second of three sons of Erik the Red, who established a settlement ...

Greenland, the world’s largest island, has a unique history tied to Denmark’s royal legacy. Despite its vast size and ...

Greenland’s answer to hut-to-hut hiking South Greenland’s agricultural roots date back to around 985 C.E. when Vikings arrived with livestock like cows and sheep.

The viking sagas mention three distinct places on the voyage west of Greenland: Helluland (probably Baffin Island), then Markland (probably Labrador), and then Vinland.

Home to 20,000 of Greenland's 57,000 residents, Nuuk offers a good introduction to the island's culture and history.

The Norse arrived in Greenland during a global warm period, when their traditional methods of farming and cattle-raising could meet their subsistence needs, though tenuously.