

The Green Land: Wildlife in the Land of Vikings
The Green Land: Wildlife in the Land of Vikings
A thousand years ago, the Vikings sailed across the Sea to arrive on an enormous island of rich pastures. They marketed the land as The Green Land in an attempt to recruit more settlers, and build a new civilization in a new world. As time went on, Greenland became increasingly cold and uninhabitable by man, but this film shows the incredible fauna and creatures who still call Greenland home.
A thousand years ago, the Vikings sailed across the Sea to arrive on an enormous island of rich pastures. They marketed the land as The Green Land in an attempt to recruit more settlers, and build a new civilization in a new world. As time went on, Greenland became increasingly cold and uninhabitable by man, but this film shows the incredible fauna and creatures who still call Greenland home.
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