Climate change cause Viking community to collapse?

wolf · 06-23-2011, 08:09 PM

And here all this time I assumed it was Christianity that brought the downfall of the Vikings.

Weather. Well, it could have been the Gods being mad at them, I suppose, so it's still Christianity's fault.

SamIam · 06-23-2011, 08:53 PM

Actually, if you read Diamond's book, he makes an excellent argument that Christianity did indeed contribute to the failure of the Norse settlements in Greenland. So, there you go.

06-23-2011, 08:09 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	And here all this time I assumed it was Christianity that brought the downfall of the Vikings. Weather. Well, it could have been the Gods being mad at them, I suppose, so it's still Christianity's fault. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-23-2011, 08:53 PM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Actually, if you read Diamond's book, he makes an excellent argument that Christianity did indeed contribute to the failure of the Norse settlements in Greenland. So, there you go.

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