Covered by vast ice sheets and rugged tundra, Greenland is the world’s largest island, stretching across the Arctic Circle in the cold North Atlantic. For centuries, it appeared distant from global power struggles.
But beneath its frozen surface lies a dramatic history of exile, survival, and strategic ambition.
The question of who owns Greenland is not new. It dates back over a thousand years to the Viking Age and has resurfaced repeatedly, from Cold War tensions to modern geopolitical rivalries.
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Long before superpowers set their sights on it, Greenland’s fate was shaped by a single outlaw Viking.
BEFORE THE VIKINGS: GREENLAND’S FIRST INHABITANTS
For at least 4,500 years, Greenland was home to Inuit ancestors who ad
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