Greenland (Kingdom of Norway possession)

This article is about the specific polity Greenland (Kingdom of Norway possession) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Greenland was formally under the Norwegian crown from 1261. However, the Norse settlements were slowly abandoned, possibly because of the climate changes caused by the Litte Ice Age. It is not clear when the last occupied settlement was abandoned. A European ship that landed in the former Eastern Settlement in the 1540s found only the corpse of a Norse men there.

Establishment

January 1262: Greenland was not formally under the Norwegian crown until 1261.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1351: The Norse abandoned the Western Settlement of Greenland around 1350.

January 1401: The Middle settlement of Greenland is abandoned.

Disestablishment

January 1541: It is probable that the Eastern Settlement of Greenland was defunct by the middle of the 15th century, although no exact date has been established. A European ship that landed in the former Eastern Settlement in the 1540s found the corpse of a Norse man there, which may be the last mention of a Norse individual from the settlement.