Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Norse settlers weren’t the only ones inhabiting Greenland in the 1300s.
Their fellow countrymen were the Thule people, ancestors of the modern Inuit, and it’s fair to say they were a little better equipped to deal with Greenland’s harsh, unforgiving conditions.
Broken by climate change and trade collapse, the Norse settlers were at their most vulnerable, and it’s at this point that the Thule people dealt the final blow.
In 1379, an attack on the east settlement left 18 men dead, and there’s evidence to suggest farmland on the west settlement was set alight.
The Norse settlers may have tried their best – but the Inuit ultimately claimed Greenland for their own, and have thrived there for centuries.
The Norse settlers weren’t the only ones inhabiting Greenland in the 1300s.
Their fellow countrymen were the Thule people, ancestors of the modern Inuit, and it’s fair to say they were a little better equipped to deal with Greenland’s harsh, unforgiving conditions.
Broken by climate change and trade collapse, the Norse settlers were at their most vulnerable, and it’s at this point that the Thule people dealt the final blow.
In 1379, an attack on the east settlement left 18 men dead, and there’s evidence to suggest farmland on the west settlement was set alight.
The Norse settlers may have tried their best – but the Inuit ultimately claimed Greenland for their own, and have thrived there for centuries.
