[DOC] [TLE] Why Erik the Red Named Greenland Greenland  ThorNews [PAR] Dec 25, 2013 ... In order to lure as many potential settlers as possible, Viking and PR genius Erik 
... wondered why barren and ice-covered Greenland is called Greenland? ... He 
rounded the southern tip of the island (later known as Cape ... He explained, 
People would be attracted to go there if it had a favorable name. [DOC] [TLE] How did Iceland get its name? | Iceland Review [PAR] Apr 20, 2013 ... Q: I have often wondered how exactly Iceland got its name. ... but I'm wondering 
why the 'ice' was advertised out front like that when there were ... For instance, 
considering the island's volcanic origin, mightn't it just as easily ... while 
Greenland's name was intended to lure other settlers to the country before. [DOC] [TLE] name was intended to lure `green' settlers - Deseret News [PAR] May 15, 1994 ... Question: Why did the Vikings call that big ice-covered island in the North Atlantic 
``Greenland''? ... NAME WAS INTENDED TO LURE `GREEN' SETTLERS. Print; 
Font ... Along the frigid shore there's a much harsher climate. [DOC] [TLE] How Greenland got its Name - Ancient History Blog [PAR] Dec 17, 2010 ... Instead of being a beautiful, green island Greenland is icy and cold. ... Viking 
raiders were able to use their ships to penetrate inland and then attack ... The 
only area that is not covered in ice is only clear because the air is so dry ... From 
the Archives: How Greenland Got Its Name  A European Settlement in... [DOC] [TLE] Where the Name Fits the Placeor Does it? - Fact Monster [PAR] Is Greenland Green? No. Much of Greenland is covered with a thick blanket of ice
. The Viking explorers called it Greenland in order to lure settlers! [DOC] [TLE] Greenland used to be green - Skeptical Science [PAR] refers to the medieval Viking sagas as examples of unusual warming around 
1003 A.D. ... About 80% of the island is covered by the Greenland ice sheet. ... 
However, there is evidence that the settled areas were warmer than today, with 
large ... Erik the Red named it Greenland in an attempt to lure settlers in search of 
land... [DOC] [TLE] The Fate of Greenland's Vikings - Archaeology Magazine Archive [PAR] The Fate of Greenland's Vikings, February 28, 2000 ... Under the leadership of 
the red-faced, red-bearded Erik (who had given the island its attractive name, the 
better to lure settlers there), .... Erosion followed severe reductions in ground 
cover. ... An ice core drilled from the island's massive icecap between 1992 and 
1993... [DOC] [TLE] Putting the Green Back in Greenland | Ice Stories: Dispatches From ... [PAR] Jul 23, 2008 ... KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND-- There are two theories about how 
Greenland was named, both having to do with the 10th century Vikings who first 
... estate scam to lure nave Norse settlers to this glacier-covered island. [DOC] [TLE] Comprehensive History of Iceland - Thule | Ice Age Iceland ... [PAR] At that point an island was formed ... and Iceland is now the name of this ... And 
because ice have been covering Iceland more or less last 3 million years there is 
lot of .... the Hebrides, the islands off the west coast of Scotland, the Swedish 
Viking .... land a more appealing name than "Iceland" in order to lure potential 
settlers... [DOC] [TLE] Norse colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia [PAR] The Norse colonization of the Americas began as early as the 10th century AD, 
when ... There is evidence of Norse trade with the natives (called Skraelings by 
the ... Dorset had withdrawn from Greenland before the Norse settlement of the 
island. ... The Little Ice Age of this period would have made travel between 
Greenland... [DOC] [TLE] Why is it called Greenland when there is hardly any green on ... [PAR] Iceland, which has plenty of ice, got its modern name from another visitor, the 
Norwegian Viking ... Why is Australia not the biggest island instead of

Question: The Vikings named an ice-covered island this to lure settlers there
Answer: Greenland