Weekend Video: The disappearance of the Greenlandic Vikings

One of history’s most gripping tales of survival and mystery unfolds in the icy landscapes of the Arctic. This week, we journey to Greenland to explore the remarkable story of the Vikings who carved out a life at the edge of the known world. For centuries, these settlers thrived in some of the harshest conditions imaginable, building a society that seemed to defy the odds. But what led to their eventual disappearance?

From Viking poetry and Inuit folktales to the bones of thousands of walruses, this by video by Fall of Civilizations dives into the evidence behind the rise and the enigmatic collapse of Greenland’s Norse civilization.