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Iceland was discovered by Norse sailors in the early 9th century, though it may possibly have been settled by Irish monks before then. The first permanent migrants arrived in 874, and the Norse community rapidly grew until by 930 almost all of the arable land had been claimed.

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  • Vikings (Fidem Pacis)
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  • Iceland was discovered by Norse sailors in the early 9th century, though it may possibly have been settled by Irish monks before then. The first permanent migrants arrived in 874, and the Norse community rapidly grew until by 930 almost all of the arable land had been claimed.
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  • Iceland was discovered by Norse sailors in the early 9th century, though it may possibly have been settled by Irish monks before then. The first permanent migrants arrived in 874, and the Norse community rapidly grew until by 930 almost all of the arable land had been claimed. The first settlements in southern Greenland were begun in the 980s by migrants from Iceland and Norway, including Erik the Red. At the time the island was uninhabited, but the Norsemen soon established trade relations with the Inuit peoples of nearby islands. Greenland accepted Norwegian overlordship in 1261, but the settlements were abandoned in 1377 when Álfur Þórsson relocated the Greenlanders to Vinland. Vinland had been discovered in c.1000 by Bjarni Herjólfsson and Leif Eriksson, with the latter establishing a settlement at Leifsbudir. However, it was soon abandoned under Skraeling pressure, and a permanent Norse presence was not re-established until 1377. For more information see Vinland and Colonization of Leifria and Vanaheim.
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