Greenland's name was given by Eric the Red, who wanted fellow Norse to settle there. He being there because he got kicked out of Iceland. Erik (according to pop

Greenland's name was given by Eric the Red, who wanted fellow Norse to settle there. He being there because he got kicked out of Iceland. Erik (according to popular legend) called the island Greenland and painted the island as being a wonderful place to settle. It was slightly warmer than even today, but that was a localized warming, not Global. Greenland has had several cold and warm cycles over the past hundred millennia.