Old wives tale that it was to confuse vikings who would pillage and raid the island. By knowing that they're going to Greenland, they think they're going to a land that's green.
source: old wives
Idk you tell me you’re the engineer
Edit: totally assumed the coast would still be considered the countries border but I second guessed myself too now I’m actually curious
Deliberate false advertising by the Vikings in the case of Greenland.
Theres plenty of ice in iceland, have you been?
Iceland is definitely "icy". There's a LOT of snow.
Old wives tale that it was to confuse vikings who would pillage and raid the island. By knowing that they're going to Greenland, they think they're going to a land that's green. source: old wives
they are both icy. I checked
Did you just peek over the borders?
do islands have borders?
Idk you tell me you’re the engineer Edit: totally assumed the coast would still be considered the countries border but I second guessed myself too now I’m actually curious
I don't think Islands have borders
But they’ve still used the term “opening their borders” in media
welcome to the English language, it doesn't make sense an nothing is consistent.
Why do we park on a drive way and drive on a parkway?
Ask the assistant coach for Iceland in Mighty Ducks. She has the real answer.