Greenland — Hive

Groenlanda..jpg Not much is known about the exact time of the first Inuit settlements.

As for the adventure of the Vikings in 1000 AD, this was facilitated by the warm medieval period, so drakkarele, agile Scandinavian boats, could navigate the northern seas protected from numerous atmospheric accidents and could reach the "green ground" ( Grønland).

In the Nordic epic, it is said that Eiríkur Rauði (Erik the Red) was exiled from Iceland for the omicide. He, along with his family and a few slaves, left the ships to a land that was rumored to have been northwest. He arrived on the island and founded the Greenland colony; it has expanded quite quickly. So the first settlers were Icelanders, and settled on the southwestern tip of the island, where they thrived for centuries.

Pope Pascal II is credited with the name of the first bishop of Greenland and Terranova. He was, therefore, the first bishop of America and lived about four centuries before Christopher Columbus [1].

Around 1450, temperatures began to decrease, starting at what is known as the Little Ice Age: many Greenland lands have been abandoned, and even Iceland has been on its way to drown. The bones found during this period show a strong malnutrition. The little ice age forced the Vikings to abandon Greenland, and the last writing avenues was a wedding that was held on September 16, 1408, in the church of Hvalsey. Only the foundations of the church remind us today of the rural life of the Vikings.

Later, Denmark-Norway claimed territory, and after several centuries of contact between the Vikings of Greenland and the Scandinavians, fears spread that pagans returned, so a missionary expedition was organized in 1721 to restore Christianity to the island . However, since no Vikings were found in Greenland, Denmark-Norway began to baptize the Inland Gaelic natives and founded merchant colonies along the coast as part of its colonial power aspirations.

In 1814, when Norway was separated from Denmark after the Napoleonic wars, the colonies, including Greenland, remained under Danish control. During the Second World War, Greenland was demoted by Denmark (then under the occupation of Germany), both economically and socially, and approached the United States and Canada. After the war, the island returned under the control of Denmark, and in 1953 the colonial status was transformed into that of an overseas Amt. In 1985, Greenland was the first territory to leave the European Union, where it joined in 1973 as part of Denmark. Negotiations have also begun for the island's full independence.

There is still a territorial dispute with Canada over sovereignty on the island of Hans.

On November 26, 2008, a referendum was held in Denmark on self-determination of the island, with a 75.5% share in favor.

This reform reviewed the status of autonomy, according to which, on June 21, 2009, Greenland has the ability to self-govern and manage its natural resources autonomously (Greenland is particularly rich in oil, natural gas, diamonds, gold, uranium and lead). It has been recognized as the official language (variant of the eschimo-aleute languages) and the ability to have a proper police body. Greenland also has an autonomous postal and postage stamps administration but does not have its own currency. In fact, since June 21, 2009, Greenland is a federated, almost independent state, with the exception of foreign policy, security policy and monetary policy.

Greenland, already out of the European Union in 1982 through a referendum, has an economy based mainly on tourism and fisheries, but 30% of GDP comes from subsidies from Denmark.