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Grant1972 t1_iw36350 wrote

Reply to comment by LargeMonty in 600-year-old coin may be oldest found in Canada by IslandChillin

In my opinion you are on the right path.

Norse/Vikings had established colonies and trade networks from Greenland back to Europe and these same Greenland colonies traded with 3 distinct indigenous groups in Greenland and modern day Canada (specifically Newfoundland and Labrador).

It’s important to consider “Vikings” weren’t exclusively raiders. If they came upon an undefended colony they would “raid”. If it was well defended they would “trade”.

The Greenland settlements lasted until the late 15th century when a famine/mini Ice Age occurred. The Thule people displaced the Norse in Greenland and would have also traded with the Beothuk in Newfoundland.

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War_Hymn t1_iw3c825 wrote

Didn't Norse settlement of Greenland predate the arrival of the Thule?

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Grant1972 t1_iw3m6l1 wrote

Yes, but from what I have read the Norse interacted and traded with the Thule. This is evidenced by Norse trinkets in Inuit areas in present day Canada far beyond known Norse trade routes.

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Devil-sAdvocate t1_iw4toxi wrote

> traded with 3 distinct indigenous groups in...modern day Canada (specifically Newfoundland and Labrador).

What did they trade and where did they find it?

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