Tag: Greenland
Greenland: Unusual levels of extensive melting of country’s ice sheet
NordenBladet — Greenland’s ice sheet recently saw high levels of melting due to higher temperatures, causing 18 billion tons of ice to melt over...
Greenland loses more than 5 billion tons of ice over past 20 years
NordenBladet — According to Polar Portal, Greenland has lost more than 5,100 billion tons of ice over the past 20 years, which equals enough...
Greenland halts gas and oil exploration
NordenBladet — Greenland is stopping its gas and oil extraction due to the environmental and climatic impacts being “too high” compared to potential financial...
Greenland: U.S. no longer interested in buying Greenland
NordenBladet — It has been confirmed by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, that America is no longer interested in buying Greenland.
As part...
Greenland: The Legend of the Mother of the Sea – The story of Sedna
NordenBladet - The Mother of the Sea is a colorful and fantastic tale of how Greenland’s animals came to be – and reminds us...
Greenland: The Greenlandic kayak or ‘qajaq’
NordenBladet - The kayak was a necessity of the Inuits who from an early age learnt to handle this craft. It is still used...
Greenland: The Greenlandic Tupilak – a carved figure that protects its owner against enemy...
NordenBladet - The Greenlandic Tupilak is a carved figure that protects its owner against enemy attack, but is now a popular souvenir.
A WORLD OF...
Greenland: The Greenlandic national costume
NordenBladet - The Greenlandic national costume (Traditional Dress) is famous and is a magnificent sight. Beads brought by Europeans became a part of the...
Greenland: Visual Art in Greenlandic culture
NordenBladet - Visual art has played an important role in culture and national self-understanding. See the work in the museums in Ilulissat and Nuuk.
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Greenland: Tjodhildes Church
NordenBladet - Tjodhilde was credited for Erik the Red’s conversion to Christianity and the building of the first church on the North American continent.
Tjodhilde’s...