History With Hilbert
Why did the Vikings Call Greenland Green and Iceland Icy? (2019x5)
Ausstrahlung: Feb 08, 2019
We've all seen the memes decrying the naming choices of Greenland and Iceland with images of the former as a subarctic snowscape while contrasting with the latter which is a verdant green. So why did the Norsemen who discovered these islands name them the wrong way round? Or did they?
Norse Discovery of Iceland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxZErCjJUsY&t=11s
Norse Discovery of Greenland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_NhRn6bWRE
Norse discovery of North America:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZFYk-s8c4&t=14s
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