Greenland's west coast has been colonized from…

Greenland's west coast has been colonized from 986 by Icelanders and Norwegians in two settlements on fjords near the southwestern-most tip of the island.

They share the large island with the late Dorset culture inhabitants who occupy the northern and western parts, and later with the Thule culture arriving from the north.

By 1250, Greenland is home to about four thousand Christian Norsemen, who have submitted to Norse rule.