Ok, *someone* has to post this link. :) http://users.wolfcrews.com/toys/vikings/
For those who like to know what they're clicking on, imagine Led Zeppelin, kittens and Vikings. Chris On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:37:24 -0500, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I heayrd a much different story. > > Eric the Red was forced to leave Iceland, apparently after killing a few > people. He found Greenland and established the first colony there about > 982, naming it Greenland to make it sound more attractive. His son, > Lief Ericson, brought Christianity to Greenland and explored the coast > of North America. > > The Greenland colony was abandoned, largely because the Inuit natives > were even better warriors than the Vikings, and made the intruders quite > unwelcome. It was later resettled by Norwegians and Danes. > > Greenland is mostly ice, while Iceland is mostly green, and much > warmer. It's all in the language chosen by the listing real estate agent.
