The "EASTERN" NORSE SETTLEMENT of GREENLAND
c1340
Had:
14 Kirke (churches), a monastery, and a nunnery
c3000 people in 207 houses,.
Bishops resided in Greenland from 1112 to 1406. There where gaps.
Some "Greenland" Bishops never did go to Greenland.
Erik Island lies at the mouth of Eriksfjord, where Erik the Red lived.
Hrein Island lies at the mouth of Hrein Fjord. "Hrein Fjord" morphed into "Einarsfjord."
Comment: The Bishopric, Gardar, and the main shipping harbor were in Hrein Fjord. After Erik the Red's time, the political, religious, and economic power may have transferred to the people in Hrein Fjord. Instead of calling themselves "Greenlanders" most of the populace would have said that they "Hrein--aa--byy. "
