It sounds more attractive than Iceland. Greenland is ice and Iceland is green.
Actually, it was named Greenland to draw enemies to it, instead of Iceland, which is also a misnomer. If the enemies of the Viks learned how fertile Iceland was, the original Viks would have had to fight to keep it.
However, since the Viks also “found” Greenland with its glacial interior, they decided a little deception was in order, if only to preserve the island they really wanted to settle.
Greenland was settled for a time, and successfully, for sure. But the quirky weather wasn’t conducive to the settlements with the technology that was available at the time.
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