Trump wants to buy Greenland! A new Viking rush?

Trump wants to buy Greenland! A new Viking rush?

Grönland, Dänemark - In the 10th century, Erik the Red, a notorious homicide, set off on the way to discover Greenland. A remarkable historical turning point that now receives a new dimension from the imperial ambitions of former US President Donald Trump. Trump, who wants to acquire green ideas and resources from the largest island in the world, wants to buy the Kingdom of Denmark - a political idea that is definitely reminiscent of the historical model of Alaska's purchase of Russia in 1867, as . However, the Danes are unimpressed and reject Trump's demands, while the Greenlanders do not show any interest in Americanization.

The history of Greenland is closely linked to the Vikings, the settlements of which were created around the year 1000 under Erik the Red. But 400 years later, these colonies faded, the reason for this decline remains of interest. According to a study of 2022, published in the journal "Science Advances", it was not only the cold that finally led to the extinction of the Viking settlements, but also an increasing drought that made living conditions massively difficult. The settlers could have included between 2000 and 6,000 people who lived from cattle breeding, hunting and fishing, while difficult climatic conditions and attacks by inuit groups threatened their existence, such as welt.de explained.

The decline of the Greenland settlements

While the temperatures in the south of Greenland remained stable, the analysis of sediment samples shows that the weather in the region has steadily deteriorated over the centuries. Serious drought caused the meadows to no longer provide enough food for the cattle. The Vikings, who once landed on the coast of North America and acted valuable wood, were forced to give up their settlements in an orderly manner. The whereabouts of these people remains an unresolved riddle of history.