There has been no evidence discovered that Greenland was known to Europeans until the 10th century, when Icelandic Vikings settled on its southwestern coast, which seems to have been uninhabited when they arrived.
Tidak ada bukti yang membuktikan bahwa Greenland diketahui warga Eropa hingga abad ke-10, ketika suku Viking Islandia menetap di pesisir barat dayanya, yang tampaknya tidak berpenghuni saat mereka tiba di sana.