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Were the Vikings interested in colonizing North America?
An illustration of Leif Erikssen and his crew off the coast of Vínland (modern-day Newfoundland, Canada) in a Viking landing boat. (Image credit: North Wind Picture Archives via Alamy Stock Photo)
"The Vikings may not have had much interest in colonizing North America, Birgitta Wallace, a senior archaeologist emerita with Parks Canada who has done extensive research on the Vikings in North America, told Live Science in an email. "The Norse were not interested in colonizing North America at this time as the Greenland colony was new and expanding, but still very small."
"When the Vikings explored south of Newfoundland, in an area they named "Vínland" (which translates as "Wine Land"), they were more interested in finding natural resources they could exploit. "Their real interest was in finding resources that might sustain the new Greenlandic colony," Wallace said. "Vinland was explored because it had been discovered and offered potential resources."
"Kevin P. Smith, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institute who specializes in the Vikings, had a somewhat different opinion. He said that Norse texts indicate "there was interest in the first decades of the 11th century A.D. in establishing a colony in the area known as Vínland." The texts indicate that some Vikings believed it offered "opportunities for 'second sons' of the chieftain who had established the Greenland colony to carve out their own areas where they could be leaders/chiefs rather than 'second sons,'" Smith told Live Science in an email."
"Christopher Crocker, a research grant facilitation officer at Memorial University in Newfoundland who has researched the Vikings extensively, said that he doesn't think there's sufficient evidence to indicate whether the Vikings wanted to establish permanent settlements in North America."
An illustration of Leif Erikssen and his crew off the coast of Vínland (modern-day Newfoundland, Canada) in a Viking landing boat. (Image credit: North Wind Picture Archives via Alamy Stock Photo)
"The Vikings may not have had much interest in colonizing North America, Birgitta Wallace, a senior archaeologist emerita with Parks Canada who has done extensive research on the Vikings in North America, told Live Science in an email. "The Norse were not interested in colonizing North America at this time as the Greenland colony was new and expanding, but still very small."
"When the Vikings explored south of Newfoundland, in an area they named "Vínland" (which translates as "Wine Land"), they were more interested in finding natural resources they could exploit. "Their real interest was in finding resources that might sustain the new Greenlandic colony," Wallace said. "Vinland was explored because it had been discovered and offered potential resources."
"Kevin P. Smith, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institute who specializes in the Vikings, had a somewhat different opinion. He said that Norse texts indicate "there was interest in the first decades of the 11th century A.D. in establishing a colony in the area known as Vínland." The texts indicate that some Vikings believed it offered "opportunities for 'second sons' of the chieftain who had established the Greenland colony to carve out their own areas where they could be leaders/chiefs rather than 'second sons,'" Smith told Live Science in an email."
"Christopher Crocker, a research grant facilitation officer at Memorial University in Newfoundland who has researched the Vikings extensively, said that he doesn't think there's sufficient evidence to indicate whether the Vikings wanted to establish permanent settlements in North America."
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Well....., IMHO, Crocker's off his rocker.Were the Vikings interested in colonizing North America?
An illustration of Leif Erikssen and his crew off the coast of Vínland (modern-day Newfoundland, Canada) in a Viking landing boat. (Image credit: North Wind Picture Archives via Alamy Stock Photo)
"The Vikings may not have had much interest in colonizing North America, Birgitta Wallace, a senior archaeologist emerita with Parks Canada who has done extensive research on the Vikings in North America, told Live Science in an email. "The Norse were not interested in colonizing North America at this time as the Greenland colony was new and expanding, but still very small."
"When the Vikings explored south of Newfoundland, in an area they named "Vínland" (which translates as "Wine Land"), they were more interested in finding natural resources they could exploit. "Their real interest was in finding resources that might sustain the new Greenlandic colony," Wallace said. "Vinland was explored because it had been discovered and offered potential resources."
"Kevin P. Smith, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institute who specializes in the Vikings, had a somewhat different opinion. He said that Norse texts indicate "there was interest in the first decades of the 11th century A.D. in establishing a colony in the area known as Vínland." The texts indicate that some Vikings believed it offered "opportunities for 'second sons' of the chieftain who had established the Greenland colony to carve out their own areas where they could be leaders/chiefs rather than 'second sons,'" Smith told Live Science in an email."
"Christopher Crocker, a research grant facilitation officer at Memorial University in Newfoundland who has researched the Vikings extensively, said that he doesn't think there's sufficient evidence to indicate whether the Vikings wanted to establish permanent settlements in North America."
It only makes sense to me that Vikings did want to establish settlements here.
Why didn't they? I think at that point in time, they couldn't for various reasons. I believe they had plans to do so but ya know how sometimes "Man plans and God laughs".
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They may have been spread too thin, for such an outcome.
"Yes, the Vikings still exist genetically. Genetic studies indicate that Viking DNA is found in modern populations, particularly in Scandinavia, where it is estimated to be present in about 10% of Swedes and 6% of people in the UK."
"Recent research shows that Vikings were genetically diverse and integrated with local populations, suggesting that their identity was not strictly based on Scandinavian ancestry."
"This genetic legacy continues to influence modern individuals, reflecting the Vikings' complex cultural and social interactions during the Viking Age."
"Yes, the Vikings still exist genetically. Genetic studies indicate that Viking DNA is found in modern populations, particularly in Scandinavia, where it is estimated to be present in about 10% of Swedes and 6% of people in the UK."
"Recent research shows that Vikings were genetically diverse and integrated with local populations, suggesting that their identity was not strictly based on Scandinavian ancestry."
"This genetic legacy continues to influence modern individuals, reflecting the Vikings' complex cultural and social interactions during the Viking Age."
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I agree, that may be so.They may have been spread too thin, for such an outcome.
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Growing Up Viking: Fond Memories Of Iceland
Childhood memories of growing up in the freedom and hardship of 1930's Iceland recalled by a WWII war bride after 65 years in the United States. Looking back after a life in America raising ten children, the author recalls a simpler time and draws the reader into a childhood routine that had been virtually unchanged since the days of the Vikings.
Childhood memories of growing up in the freedom and hardship of 1930's Iceland recalled by a WWII war bride after 65 years in the United States. Looking back after a life in America raising ten children, the author recalls a simpler time and draws the reader into a childhood routine that had been virtually unchanged since the days of the Vikings.
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Loved this! Thx.