Map of the Western settlement of the Norse in medieval Greenland. The area is approximately the modern Municipality of Nuuk. The known farms and churches are identified on the map as well as some probable geographical names spelled as modern English versions of the old Norse names. The red dots indicate known farm ruins. The farm under the sand is more commonly known by archaeologists by the Danish name Gården under sandet - GUS
The Western Settlement (Vestribygð in old Norse) was the smaller of the two areas of Greenland settled in around 1000 AD by Norse farmers from Iceland (the other settlement being the Eastern Settlement). Much less is known about the Western settlement than the Eastern settlement, very little mention in the written sources and no direct descriptions in any of the medieval sources on Greenland. The Norse settlement disappeared in mid 14th century. At its peak the Western settlement probably had under 1000 inhabitants. Its smaller size was due to the shorter growing season. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Old Norse is the Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. ... Map of the Eastern settlement of the Norse in medieval Greenland. ...
Despite its name, the Western Settlement was more north than west of its companion and, like the Eastern Settlement, was located on the southwestern coast of Greenland at the head of a long fjord (farther inland than Nuuk, Danish: Godthåb). The largest of the Western Settlement farms was Sandnes. A panoramic photo of Nuuk taken in October 2006 Location of the Nuuk municipality in Greenland Nuuk (The Cape in Greenlandic) (Danish: GodthÃ¥b, which translates to Good Hope in English, and was the name of the ship which brought the settlers) is the capital and largest city of the... Nuuk from the air Nuuk (The Cape) (Danish/Norwegian: GodthÃ¥b, which translates to Good Hope in English) is the capital and largest city of the self-governing Danish territory of Greenland. ...
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