"During the last period of mild climate on the coasts of Europe and the seas surrounding Iceland and Greenland was almost no snow and ice. The Vikings practiced free navigation of the northern seas, monks circulated constantly between Ireland and the" Thule ", ie Iceland, and between Great Britain and the countries Scandinavian countries, there were intense trade relations. When they claim saga, Erik "the Red held every trips to Greenland," he came ashore from the sea near the middle of the glacier and from there went south along the coast to see whether the country is uninhabitable . First year wintered on the Isle of Eric ...". This happened probably in 984 years. Sagi did not mention this, allegedly during several years spent on the study of the island was becoming Erykowi by national ice, there is no mention of them anywhere in the existence of a critical around Greenland. sagas say that Eric ran a straight path to the west of Iceland, and then along the east coast of Greenland. Anus such a road would not be possible in recent centuries.
Early [...] saga also mention the growing abundance of excellent fruit in Greenland and the cattle that graze there could be .[...] The mild climatic conditions, however, began to deteriorate in the thirteenth century. Eskimos began to make arduous trips because their pólnonce areas of seal hunting in the cold and hunger threatened people. "
R. Carson," The sea around us, "
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