The story of Greenland's name weaves together sly marketing, climate change and the Vikings. While Erik the Red selected the name in hopes that it would attract more people to the icy island, now the island is actually getting (a little) more green as its ice sheet melts.

Amidst the talks of ‘US takeover of Greenland’, here is a brief history of Greenland, which is a rare meeting place of Norse myths, literature, history and European colonialism

History also shows that many of the fanciful engineering ideas for Greenland failed because they misjudged the island’s harsh climate and dynamic ice sheet.

There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under Donald Trump

The debate over Greenland's control revives questions about its history, sovereignty, and relationships with Denmark, the U.S., and the EU. The U.S. military's interest in Greenland stems from its strategic location in Arctic military operations.

U.S. President Donald Trump has cast renewed focus on acquiring Greenland. The administration’s increasingly assertive push to take control of the Danish territory could have significant consequences for both the Arctic and the NATO alliance.

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Trump wants Greenland? Its previous colonizer has some thoughts.

"Before charging headlong into this icy island again, the U.S. would be remiss not to learn from past failures," argues an environmental science professor.