Talk: "The Vikings in Greenland: Everyday Life in a Challenging Environment"by Dr. Verena Höfig

• Event Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
• Time: 4:00 pm (CST)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

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"The Vikings in Greenland: Everyday Life in a Challenging Environment" by Dr. Verena Höefig

Famously discovered in 982 and settled by Erik the Red (father to Leif Eriksson), Greenland is one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet. How did the Norse settlers thrive as long as they did, and why, after almost 500 years, did they suddenly disappear?

North of the Northern Lights and its associated events are sponsored by the Dr. Allan C. Campbell Family Distinguished Speaker Series and co-sponsored by the University of Illinois European Union Center, funded in part by a US Department of Education Title VI grant.