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The Norsemen and the Inughuit The Norsemen established the Eastern Settlement in South Greenland in 985 A.D. and subsequently spread to establish the Western Settlement in the Nuuk region. These Norsemen, farmers of the Viking culture, originated from Iceland. The Western Settlement was last heard of in the 1300's whereas the Eastern Settlement in south Greenland lasted for 500 years (into the 1400's). The last migration from Canada and Alaska took place between 1700 and 1900 when the present Polar Eskimos, the Inughuit, came to Avanersuaq (Thule). |
 Photo: Kristjan Mar Hauksson - Joyful children in Greenland. |
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