When Norse colonists arrived on Greenland in the 10th century, they needed a lot of wood to build houses, storage buildings and ships. While most households relied on wood from trees that grew locally and on driftwood, which was plentifully available, Norse elites had their own ideas. They instead relied on high-quality timber imported from […]
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Norse Greenlanders Traveled to North America and Europe for Timber for Five Centuries
April 17th, 2023 Awake Goy