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by Answers101 on March 19th, 2006

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Why is Greenland called Greenland?

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  • by Anonymous Answerbag on May 15th, 2006

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    In the Norse sagas, it is said that Eirķkur Rauši (Erik the Red) was exiled from Iceland for murder. He, along with his extended family and slaves, set out in ships to find the land that was rumored to be to the northwest. After settling there, he named the land Gręnland ("Greenland") in order to attract more people to settle there. The fjords of the Southern part of the island were lush and had a warmer climate at that time, possibly due to what was called the Medieval Warm Period.

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