48 Arctic and Antarctic Exploration [part i 
Iceland and Norway and the colony, and we are told 
that Thorgrim Troble, the head man in Einarsfjord, went 
to Norway and even to England, bringing back beautiful 
clothes. In the next century, 1121, Bishop Erik is said 
to have made a voyage to Vinland, and in 1124 Bishop 
Arnold was consecrated by the Archbishop of Lund, and 
arrived at Gardar. The Greenland settlers had cattle, 
horses, and sheep, which were all stalled during the 
winter. The churches and the foundations of the houses 
were of stone, but timber was in great demand for 
Ruins in Kingoa-dal, S. Greenland. 
houses and outhouses. There must have been voyages 
to cut wood in Markland and on the Wonder Strands, to 
supplement the supply of drift wood 1 . We have few 
notices of these voyages, however. The ancient annals of 
Greenland are scanty. But we may be quite sure that, 
with stalwart arm and poetic brain, these Norsemen did 
what they had to do with all their might. Our chief 
concern is with the Arctic discoveries away to the north 
of the West Bygd. The most northern station for a long 
time was in Disco Bay, at a place called Greipar. The 
1 These are recorded in the Icelandic annals, which commence in 1260. 
Another series is appended to the Flatey book and dates from 1395. 
