Hans Egede
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Hans Poulsen Egede was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland. He established a successful mission am
Portrait by Johan Hörner, c. 1745
Egede's house in Nuuk, the oldest building in the city
Statue of Hans Egede by August Saabye, outside Frederik's Church (Marmorkirken) in Copenhagen
The statue of Hans Egede in Nuuk
Norse settlements in Greenland were established after 986 CE by settlers coming from Iceland. The settlers, known as Grænlendingar, were the first Europeans to explore and temporarily settle North Ame
Hans Egede
…while Rasch was 13 years his senior at 34. Four children were born to the marriage – two boys and two girls. At Lofoten, Egede heard stories about the old Norse settlements on Greenland, with which contact had been lost centuries before. Beginning in 1711, he sought permission from Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway to search…
The Konungs skuggsjá from approximately 1250 contains a great deal of information about the natural resource base of the Norse settlement on Greenland
Eiriksfjord
Wooden crosses as grave goods (found in Herjolfsnes)
Reconstruction of Brattahlíð Chapel