On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:28:37 -0700, freeireland 
wrote:

>On 16 Oct, 13:40, RGLKOIGWLW <Jür...@giantscr.ie> wrote:
>> William A. T. Clark wrote:

>> > In article <ff0qgk$cm...@aioe.org>, "Falcon" 
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >>William A. T. Clark wrote:
>>
>> >>>In article ,
>> >>>"Il Lupo Bianco (WhiteWolf) <rayh<spam>@iol.ie>"  wrote:
>>
>> >>[...]

<cut>

>I always ask a few questions and as of yet no climate change guru has
>ever really answered them.

<cut>

>2 Why is greenland actually called greenland?

Leif Eriksson wished to promote Greenland as a place for settlers to
go to...Iceland had already been settled by Norsemen and he wanted to
give Greenland a more appealing name than 'Iceland'...

Nik

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Nik wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:28:37 -0700, freeireland 
> wrote:
>
>> On 16 Oct, 13:40, RGLKOIGWLW <Jür...@giantscr.ie> wrote:
>>> William A. T. Clark wrote:
>
>>>> In article <ff0qgk$cm...@aioe.org>, "Falcon" 
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> William A. T. Clark wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> In article ,
>>>>>> "Il Lupo Bianco (WhiteWolf) <rayh<spam>@iol.ie>"  wrote:
>>>
>>>>> [...]
>
> <cut>
>
>> I always ask a few questions and as of yet no climate change guru has
>> ever really answered them.
>
> <cut>
>
>> 2 Why is greenland actually called greenland?
>
> Leif Eriksson wished to promote Greenland as a place for settlers to
> go to...Iceland had already been settled by Norsemen and he wanted to
> give Greenland a more appealing name than 'Iceland'...

Wiki says: "Data obtained from ice cores indicate that between AD 800 and 
1300 the regions around the fjords of the southern part of the island 
experienced a relatively mild climate similar to today. Trees and herbaceous 
plants grew in the south of the island and the prevailing climate initially 
permitted farming of domestic livestock species as farmed in Norway."

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1500-year_climate_cycle

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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:06:43 +0100, "Falcon"
 wrote:

>
>Nik wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:28:37 -0700, freeireland 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 16 Oct, 13:40, RGLKOIGWLW <Jür...@giantscr.ie> wrote:
>>>> William A. T. Clark wrote:
>>
>>>>> In article <ff0qgk$cm...@aioe.org>, "Falcon" 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> William A. T. Clark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> In article ,
>>>>>>> "Il Lupo Bianco (WhiteWolf) <rayh<spam>@iol.ie>"  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>
>> <cut>
>>
>>> I always ask a few questions and as of yet no climate change guru has
>>> ever really answered them.
>>
>> <cut>
>>
>>> 2 Why is greenland actually called greenland?
>>
>> Leif Eriksson wished to promote Greenland as a place for settlers to
>> go to...Iceland had already been settled by Norsemen and he wanted to
>> give Greenland a more appealing name than 'Iceland'...
>
>Wiki says: "Data obtained from ice cores indicate that between AD 800 and 
>1300 the regions around the fjords of the southern part of the island 
>experienced a relatively mild climate similar to today. Trees and herbaceous 
>plants grew in the south of the island and the prevailing climate initially 
>permitted farming of domestic livestock species as farmed in Norway."
>
>See also:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1500-year_climate_cycle

Maybe so but there was a very good reason why the settlers from
Scandinavia ended up dying out and it was entirely due to the fact
that the lifestyle they left behind in Scandinavia was simply not
replicable in Greenland due to the climate.

I'm still completely correct no matter how hard you try to spin it
Falcon...read and weep:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_of_the_Greenlanders

"Erik sets sail from near Snæfellsjökull and reaches the coast of a
glacial land. He travels south along the coast searching for a
habitable area. After two years of exploring the country, he returns
to Iceland and tells of his discoveries. He names the land which he
had explored Greenland (ON: Grœnland) because he said people would be
attracted to go there if the land had a good name."

Have a nice day basking in the accuracy of my claims.
Nik

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A supercillious twat called Nik wrote:

[...]
> Have a nice day basking in the accuracy of my claims.

I never disputed them.

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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:02:47 +0100, "Falcon"  wrote:

>
>A supercillious twat called Nik wrote:
>
>[...]
>> Have a nice day basking in the accuracy of my claims.
>
>I never disputed them.

I can't see Nik's posts anymore... haven't for ages...  :(

Sorry Nik... if you replied to me and felt ignored...  I simply didn't see your
reply...  I wish I could...  

Ray

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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:02:47 +0100, "Falcon"
 wrote:

>
>A supercillious twat called Nik wrote:
>
>[...]
>> Have a nice day basking in the accuracy of my claims.
>
>I never disputed them.

So you'll be having a good oul time then...

Nik

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