Greenland: Why isn’t it called Redland?
Posted on January 9, 2008 by Jared Simpson
After all, the not so green island was–according to the always reliable Icelandic sagas–discovered by the Norwegian-born multiple murderer and real-estate developer, Erik the Red.
The story, or rather, saga, is that instead of calling it Redland or Erikland, the cagey viking supposedly decided on Greenland to attract settlers. That’s obviously a wiser choice than Glacierland, [...]
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