The remnants of a Viking barn still stand at what had been the settlement of Gardar. Ciril Jazbec On the grassy slope of a fjord near the southernmost tip of Greenland stand the ruins of a church ...

Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish? Newly discovered evidence is upending our understanding of how early settlers made a life on the island — and why they suddenly disappeared ...

The Vikings disappeared abruptly from Greenland in the mid-15th century, some 400 years after arriving there. Why they abandoned a successful settlement is a mystery that historians never have ...

Hidden Planet Here’s the real reason the Vikings left Greenland. A new study found some Viking settlements experienced up to 10.8 feet of sea level rise over four centuries ...

For over 400 years, the Vikings thrived on Greenland. Two settlements, one on the southern tip of the island and the other slightly farther up the coast, became home to a small but steady ...

According to Icelandic sagas, 25 Viking ships set sail from Iceland in 985 to establish settlements in Greenland. Their ...