Talk:Erik the Red's Land

claim
According to this the Norwegian claim was also known as Ny-Sunnmøre, perhaps modelled after Ny-Ålesund. Any details on this?  // Big Adamsky •  BA's talk page 10:58, 23 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Well if someone from Sunnmøre was involved I wouldn't be surprised if they named the territory after themselves:). But I have never seen that name used anywhere. Maybe one of the setlements had that name, but not the entire territory I think. I have no sources to back me up, but Eirik Raudes Land is the only name I've seen.Inge 11:08, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Other areas
Does anyone have any information on the former Norwegian polar posessions in Canada? I know many parts of northern Canada were blank spots on the map until they were explored and annexed by Norwegian polar explorers in th 1920s and 1930s (I think those are the right decades). The annexation was however shortlived and the areas sold/given to Canada.Inge 10:50, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * They are called Sverdrup Islands. Inge 10:47, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, the Norwegian government never supported these annexations, they were made by the Norwegian polar explorers on their own initiative, but as the Norwegian government didn't accept them, they had no effect.--Barend (talk) 23:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

History section - much should be removed
Most of the oldest part of the history section does not belong here. The old Norse colonies in Greenland were in fact nowhere near Erik the Red's Land, so it doesn't make sense to have a detailed description of them here. That belongs in the Greenland-article.--Barend (talk) 23:42, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Page should be moved to "Eirik Raudes Land"

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the proposal was no consensus. JPG-GR (talk) 23:16, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

I propose moving the article to Eirik Raudes Land. In my opinion, naming it "Erik the Red's Land" is based on faulty logic. The article about the person Eirik Raude/Erik the red should definitely be under the English version of the name on English wikipedia. But this is a geographical name. The ruling of the international court, which is linked to in the article, which is in English, uses "Eirik Raudes Land". Translating it to "Erik the Red's Land" is essentially original research. The page should be moved to "Eirik Raudes Land".--Barend (talk) 14:30, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree. Inge (talk) 19:33, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The decision of the court is not the best evidence; it uses Eirik Raudes Land almost entirely in quoting the Norwegian Government's position, and the sources for "Erik the Red's Land" include Foreign Affairs. ("Greenland and the World Around" by J. J. Teal Jr, in 1952.) Nevertheless, there appears to be more English usage of Eirik Raudes Land. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 23:13, 20 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment if the land is named for the person, shouldn't it be the English name of the person? 70.55.84.212 (talk) 05:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

The title may or may not be the most common but it is not original research. One of the two external links in English, "Erik the Red's Land: the land that never was", uses the English name in the title and in the text and seems ot have been written by a Norwegian. It is also used in other English sources such as here. —  AjaxSmack   01:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Point conceded, it is not original research. But I stand by the suggestion to move.--Barend (talk) 08:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

I oppose moving, after checking the sources. Current title appears to be the English name. Jonathunder (talk) 12:57, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
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A basis for the claim: faulty archaeology?
This map (erroneously) places all the Viking settlements along the east coast of Greenland, in distinction from the Danish settlements on the west coast. When did it become obvious that the saga locations were on the southwest coast as well? Did it affect these claims? — LlywelynII  16:22, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

dead link
The article has a link which is dead, what can we do? 7lucifairy (talk) 16:18, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

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