Among the last written records of the Vikings in Greenland is a record of a Christian wedding ceremony at Hvalsey Church in the Eastern Settlement. Celebrating youth, optimism, and prosperity, it is wistful proof of the dreams Vikings had in settling this barren and young new world. When asked what became of them, Arneborg says she thinks they struggled mightily to adapt to the increasingly difficult conditions. But as the weather worsened and life became even harsher, some may have returned to Iceland. And it's easy to imagine that, as trade dwindled, the settlements may have become so depopulated the colonists simply were unable to replace themselves.
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