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The ruins of a Norse church at the edge of the Qaqortukulooq fjord (Hvalsey) in South Greenland.

The ruins of a Norse church at the edge of the Qaqortukulooq fjord (Hvalsey) in South Greenland.

Hvalsey Church is the best-preserved Norse ruin in the region known as the Eastern Settlement, and is believed to have been built in the 14th century. A wedding at this site in 1408 is the last documented event to have occurred during the original Norse settlement of Greenland.

An Inuit hunter travels by dogsled in fog and snow near Tasiilaq Fjord in southeast Greenland. Using the traditional jigging method, an Inuit fisherman catches cod through a hole in the sea ice at Kong Oscars Havn, Tasiilaq Fjord, southeast Greenland. Cod hanging to dry outside an Inuit house in the village of Tasiilaq, southeast Greenland. Inuit children playing with a ball in the village of Tasiilaq, southeast Greenland. An Inuit hunter passes an old abandoned fishing boat as he travels over the sea ice in Kong Oscars Havn, Tasiilaq Fjord, southeast Greenland. The small settlement of Tiniteqilaaq at the edge of Sermilik Fjord in southeast Greenland. An Inuit hunter stealthily approaches a seal lying at its breathing hole on the sea ice in Sermilik Fjord, southeast Greenland. An Inuit hunter stealthily approaches a seal lying at its breathing hole on the sea ice in Sermilik Fjord, southeast Greenland. Traveling by dog sled on the sea ice in Sermilik Fjord, southeast Greenland. An Inuit woman begins to butcher freshly-killed seals outside her home in the small settlement of Tiniteqilaaq at the edge of Sermilik Fjord in southeast Greenland. The pelt of a polar bear, killed by an Intuit hunter, hangs to dry outside the hunter's home in the small settlement of Tiniteqilaaq at the edge of Sermilik Fjord in southeast Greenland. Hunter's home in the small settlement of Tiniteqilaaq at the edge of Sermilik Fjord in southeast Greenland. The ruins of a Norse church at the edge of the Qaqortukulooq fjord (Hvalsey) in South Greenland. In approximately 1000 A.D., the Norseman Erik the Red built a small church for his wife Thjodhild next to Tunulliarfik Fjord in South Greenland, at her request following her conversion to Christianity. This is a reconstruction of Thjodhild's church in the same location, near the ancient Norse ruins. In approximately 1000 A.D., the Norseman Erik the Red built a small church for his wife Thjodhild next to Tunulliarfik Fjord in South Greenland, at her request following her conversion to Christianity. This is a reconstruction of Thjodhild's church in the same location, near the ancient Norse ruins. Greenland sheep grazing at Inneruulilak Farm in Tunulliarfik Fjord, South Greenland. Bales of hay, prepared for storage to feed Greenland sheep during the winter, lie scattered across a field at the Inneruulilak Farm in Tunulliarfik Fjord, South Greenland. Hay baling at the Inneruulilak Farm in Tunulliarfik Fjord, South Greenland. The hay is wrapped in plastic for storage to feed sheep during the winter. Hay baling at the Inneruulilak Farm in Tunulliarfik Fjord, South Greenland. The hay is wrapped in plastic for storage to feed sheep during the winter. Inuit farmer Ole Egede bundles his freshly-harvested Solist potato crop at the Equaluit Ilua farm in Sermilik Fjord, South Greenland. Inuit workers harvest a potato crop at the Equaluit Ilua farm in Sermilik Fjord, South Greenland. Jorsen Adelsen, a 61-year-old Inuit worker at the Equaluit Ilua farm, pauses momentarily while helping to harvest the potato crop in Sermilik Fjord, South Greenland. Lettuce growing at Upernaviarsuk Agricultural Research Center, Qaqortoq, South Greenland. A young Inuit man helping to cultivate lettuce and other vegetables at the Upernaviarsuk Agricultural Research Center, Qaqortoq, South Greenland. Visitors bathing in Uunartoq hot springs, South Greenland Norse ruins, probably from the 11th Century, in Tasermiut Fjord, South Greenland. Nanortalik Village and Church, South Greenland. Rock carving, part of the Stone & Man open-air cultural art project in Qaqortoq, South Greenland, organized in 1993-94 by Greenlandic artist Aka Hoegh. Rock carving, part of the Stone & Man open-air cultural art project in Qaqortoq, South Greenland, organized in 1993-94 by Greenlandic artist Aka Hoegh. Rock carving, part of the Stone & Man open-air cultural art project in Qaqortoq, South Greenland, organized in 1993-94 by Greenlandic artist Aka Hoegh. An Inuit ulu knife, resting on the pelt of a ringed seal, in Qaqortoq, South Greenland. For thousands of years the ulu has been used by Arctic people as a knife and scraper for cutting up animals and preparing their skins, and as a general-purpose tool. Spotted wolffish and other freshly-caught fish being cleaned and prepared for sale at a fish market in Qaqortoq Village, South Greenland. A house in Nanortalik Village, South Greeland.