Comments by "StuffandThings" (@StuffandThings_) on "The Geography of Medieval Greenland | Vikings at the Edge of the Ice" video.

  1. Whats amazing is that the Vikings actually deforested Greenland. Today there is one singular forest in Greenland, but before the Vikings there were a handful of forested valleys around that general region (the protected innermost fjords of southwest Greenland). The fact that Vikings were not only the first people to southern Greenland, but also deforested it just sounds fantastical.
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  2.  @vestty5802  Uhhhhhh have you seen Alaska, BC, Washington, Fiordland, Patagonia, etc... Its really only the areas that are borderline suitable for tree growth where fjords are sparsely forested, mostly cause it takes a long time for soils to form on the scoured rocks and because, well, they're already not great areas for trees to grow. But plenty of fjorded regions in more hospitable climates are exceedingly lush.
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