History With Hilbert

Why did the Vikings Call Greenland Green and Iceland Icy? (2019x5)

Air date: 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 Fund My Windmills (Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/HistorywithHilbert Join in with the banter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistorywHilbert Enter the Fray on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistorywHilbert/ Music Used: Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Expeditionary - Kevin MacLeod The North - Kevin MacLeod Willow and the Light - Kevin MacLeod Teller of the Tales - Kevin MacLeod Þonne Hēo Besīehþ on Mīnum Ēagan - Cefin Beorn Echoes of Time - Kevin MacLeod Magic Forrest - Kevin MacLeod Dub Feral - Kevin MacLeod Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! historywithhilbert@gmail.com #Iceland #Greenland #Vikings