Polity Erik the Red's Land

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An area on the coast of eastern Greenland occupied by Norway in the early 1930s. It was named after Erik the Red, the founder of the first Norse or Vikings settlements in Greenland in the 10th century.

Establishment

  • July 1931: Erik the Red's Land was the name given by Norwegians to an area on the coast of eastern Greenland occupied by Norway in the early 1930s. It was named after Erik the Red, the founder of the first Norse or Vikings settlements in Greenland in the 10th century.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • April 1933: The Permanent Court of International Justice ruled against Norway in 1933, and the country subsequently abandoned its claims over Greenland.

Disestablishment

  • April 1933: The Permanent Court of International Justice ruled against Norway in 1933, and the country subsequently abandoned its claims over Greenland.