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What is the old name for Greenland?
What is the old name for Greenland?
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The Saga of Erik the Red states: “In the summer, Erik left to settle in the country he had found, which he called Greenland, as he said people would be attracted there if it had a favorable name.” The name of the territory in the Greenlandic language is Kalaallit Nunaat ‘land of the Kalaallit’.
Old name of Greenland is Kalaallit Nunaat.