Case file · High strangeness
The Hvalsey wedding: last word from Norse Greenland
In September 1408, a wedding at Hvalsey Church produced the last written record of the Norse Greenlanders; after that, the Eastern Settlement fell silent.
1408 CE · 60.82, -45.78 · status: disputed
The account
When missionaries came in the 18th century, they found only ruins. What happened to the last Norse Greenlanders is still debated.
The sceptical view
Gradual decline and emigration are the leading explanations; no single catastrophe is needed.