4 A SUMMER IN GREENLAND 
‘his greatest happiness and joy’ to be allowed to 
preach Christianity to his neglected and demoral- 
ised countrymen. On July 3 the ‘Hope’ anchored 
off an island near the flourishing Settlement of 
Godthaab (Map 4, Gb; lat. 64° N.1). His hope of 
finding survivors was not realised; he found only 
ruins of their houses and churches. Many relics 
of the Norse civilisation have been discovered in 
different parts of South Greenland and archaeo- 
logical research is still in progress. I learnt from 
the Inspector for South Greenland that some im- 
portant new discoveries had been made last summer 
(1921) by Danish archaeologists, notably the re- 
mains of Norse skeletons with complete and well- 
preserved clothing. ‘The following extract from an 
American source, quoted by Mr Erling Porsild in 
an article recently published in a Danish news- 
paper, gives a more picturesque account of the 
recent discoveries in South Greenland: ‘ Entombed 
in an Iceberg for a Thousand Years. The startling 
discovery which came when the Grand Floe drifted 
ashore and revealed a picturesque Viking, perfectly 
preserved, even to his winged helmet, armor and red 
hair.’ The Viking was presumably Eric the Red! 
Though disappointed in his main objective, 
Hans Egede determined to devote himself to the 
education and conversion of the natives while he 
also engaged in trade. This he did for fifteen years 
when he returned to Europe, leaving his son Paul 
to continue the good work. 
1 The degrees of latitude are stated only with approximate 
accuracy to facilitate reference to the sketch-map. 
