Eastern Settlement

Eastern Settlement

The Eastern Settlement ( _no. Eystribygð, _is. Eystribyggð) was the larger of the two areas of Greenland settled in approximately 985 AD by Norse farmers from Iceland (the other settlement being the Western Settlement). At its peak the settlement contained approximately 4000 inhabitants.

Despite its name, the Eastern Settlement was more south than east of its companion and, like the Western Settlement, was located on the southwestern tip of Greenland at the head of long fjords: Eirik's Fjord, Igaliku Fjord/Einarsfjord, Sermilik Fjord, to name a few (see also the map).

Ruins of Norse farms and churches (see Brattahlíð, Garðar and Hvalsey) remain and the town of Qaqortoq is nearby as are smaller Inuit villages.

ee also

* History of Greenland
* Western Settlement

ource

Diamond, Jared (2005): . New York: Penguin.


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