Skraeling
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Skraeling — 1767, Norse name for inhabitants of Greenland encountered by the Viking settlers there, from O.N. Skræingar (pl.), apparently lit. little men (Cf. Icel. skrælna shrink ); another term for them was smair menn. The name may have been used first in… … Etymology dictionary
Skraeling — Skræling Skræling (pluriel skrælingar) est le nom que les sagas des Groenlandais et d Erik le Rouge prètent aux populations de la culture de Dorset du Groenland et du Vinland. Il est possible que ce nom fut appliqué à d autres peuples d Amérique… … Wikipédia en Français
Skraeling Island — Infobox Islands name = Skraeling Island image caption = image size = locator map custom = native name = native name link = Inuktikut nickname = location = Northern Canada coordinates = coord|78|55|00|N|075|40|000|W|display=inline,title [… … Wikipedia
Skraeling — [ skreɪlɪŋ] noun an indigenous inhabitant of Greenland or NE North America at the time of early Norse settlement. Origin from ON Skræling(j)ar (plural) … English new terms dictionary
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Île Skraeling — 78°55′00″N 075°40′000″O / 78.916667, 75.666667 L île Skraeling (Skraeling Island) est une petite île arctique côtière à l … Wikipédia en Français
Skræling — Mapas mostrando las diferentes culturas en Groenlandia, Labrador, Newfoundland y el Ártico canadiense en los años 900, 1100, 1300 y 1500. El color verde muestra la Cultura Dorset, el azul la Cultura Thule, en rojo Cultura Nórdica, en amarillo… … Wikipedia Español
Northwest Passage — For other uses, see Northwest Passage (disambiguation). Northwest Passage routes The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the … Wikipedia
Skræling — (plural skrælingjar) is the name the Norse Greenlanders gave to the Thule people they encountered in Greenland, and perhaps to the late Dorset people; they used the same name for the inhabitants (possibly the ancestors of the later Beothuk) of… … Wikipedia
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