WALRUS AND NARWHAL HUNTING
- The journey of the Norse to Disko Bay
- The meeting of the Norse and the Inuit
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This part is based on pp. 8-13 – there you will find information about the subject.
Read about the migrations to Greenland here.
The Norse came to Greenland in 982 and travelled to the Disko Bay to obtain ivory from walrus and narwhal.
In the picture you see the Gunhild Cross, made of walrus tusk.
Search the Internet and find the story of the Gunhild cross.
How many of Erik the Red’s ships made it through the ice-cold and dangerous waters?
What was ivory from walrus and narwhal used for?
Around 1200 the Norse and the Inuit met.
One of the most striking proofs of the meeting between the Inuit and the Norse are these finely carved wooden dolls of a Norse woman and man.
Why did the Inuit travel down along the west coast?
What do you see in the ice floe on page 9?
What did the Norse leave behind when they left Greenland?
The Norse came to Greenland in 982 and travelled to the Disko Bay to obtain ivory from walrus and narwhal.
In the picture you see the Gunhild Cross, made of walrus tusk.
Search the Internet and find the story of the Gunhild cross.
How many of Erik the Red’s ships made it through the ice-cold and dangerous waters?
What was ivory from walrus and narwhal used for?
Around 1200 the Norse and the Inuit met.
One of the most striking proofs of the meeting between the Inuit and the Norse are these finely carved wooden dolls of a Norse woman and man.
Why did the Inuit travel down along the west coast?
What do you see in the ice floe on page 9?
What did the Norse leave behind when they left Greenland?
