Question
Robert McGhee suggested that sometimes this term might refer to people of the Point Revenge culture, though it is generally believed to refer to the Dorset or Proto-Inuit Thule groups. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this original language term for the indigenous inhabitants of Vinland encountered by Norse settlers.
ANSWER: skrælings (“SKRAY-lingz”) [accept skrælingi or skrælingjar]
[10e] The Norse encountered the skrælings (“SKRAY-lingz”) while colonizing North America, which had been discovered by this explorer. This explorer settled down to lead a colony established by his father, Erik the Red, following his death.
ANSWER: Leif Erikson [accept Leif the Lucky; accept Leifr; prompt on Erikson]
[10h] This woman, Leif’s sister, apocryphally fended off an attack by the skrælings, during which she beat her breast with a sword. This woman’s reputation soured after she ordered the murder of colonists including the brothers Helgi and Finnbogi.
ANSWER: Freydís Eiríksdóttir [prompt on Eiríksdóttir]
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