[Renfield]

Archaeologists dig up skeletons of Norse settlers in 2010 at the Norse farm Ø64, Igaliku Fjord, Østerbygden, Greenland. Photo: Jette Arneborg

[Renfield]

Ping

[fieldmarshaldj]

[John123]

seals made up between 50 and 80 per cent of their diet

Does PETA know about this?

[Stepan12]

And what about the global warming Greenland had when Eric the Red discovered the place? Obviously the result of the 11th century SUVs and Caddilacs in that era.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

They might have described the problem—a lack of females.

This could happen in one of two ways, either nutritionally, that what they ate tended to result in an imbalance in favor of male offspring; or, just as likely, something was killing off their women.

“In vitro fertilization studies show that high levels of glucose encourage the growth of male embryos while inhibiting female embryos.”

But high levels of blood glucose usually mean diets that are very rich in refined carbohydrates.

[norwaypinesavage]

"The Norse populated Greenland until the beginning of the 15th century, when they disappeared without a trace."

Actually, they left quite a few 'traces'. This whole article is about the 'traces' they left there. It could be said, though, that: "The Norse populated Greenland until the beginning of the 15th century, when they disappeared without any clues as to why they disappeared."

[bboop]

“So the farming identity was actually more a mental self-image, held in place by an over-class that maintained power through agriculture and land ownership, than it was a reality for ordinary people that were hardly picky eaters.”

Gad, the libs just have to tweak everything to their marxist views ... ‘over-class’, ‘maintained power’ .... I personally think the combo of lutefisk and 80% seal blubber was too much for them, and they left for America.

Go Berzerkers!

[beebuster2000]

i wonder how you hunt seals with only blade weapons. they are pretty smart and after a while would learn they are being hunted. from boats? or rush them on land?

[SoothingDave]

For example, young women are under-represented in the graves in the period toward the end of the Norse settlement. This indicates that the young in particular were leaving Greenland, and when the numbers of fertile women drops, the population cannot support itself,

Having a lot of young women in graves doesn't do much for your fertility either.

[blueunicorn6]

Shopping. The Norse girls looked around at Greenland and thought, “Walrus teeth and seal guts....what kind of shopping is this? Back home you can get watches and cell phones at the mall.” So the young Norse women headed home. Have you seen the Swedish Bikini Team? The young Norse men then looked around and thought, “Well, I can stay here in Greenland and try to have sex with a seal or go home and cuddle up with the Bikini Team.” It was shopping.

[xrmusn]

OBL had a problem with a SEAL presence also.

SO, history repeats itself....