How Tiny Denmark Owns the World’s Largest Island: Greenland’s Fascinating History

[@thomaskirkegaard4594]

"This status has continued to irk the United States". This video conveniently leaves out that when Denmark sold the Virgin Islands to the United States, part of the treaty of was a recognition of Denmark's right to Greenland and a promise from the same United States to always support Denmark in disputes concerning the territory.

[@Angartyr]

@@thomaskirkegaard4594 It's nice that the population is more knowledgeable than the politicians.. well done brother and yes it's hard to overrule even a Trump! Too bad our leaders are stupid and horizontally handicapped.

[@vladdracul5072]

Since when do the U.S. honor treaties or agreements when they no longer suit them?

[@og9443]

Dumb NATO vassals still believe the US, even when they're tanking your economies for their own imperialist ambitions that only hurt you. A continent of double digit idiots.

[@donsena2013]

Denmark's right to Greenland will include respecting Greenland's recent declaration of independence from its prime minister from either the US or Denmark before Denmark's own PM, setting the stage for its eventual autonomy and subsequent negotiation with the US and acceptance as a commonwealth of the US.

[@M.H.L.Haraldsson]

@@donsena2013 recent deceleration of independence is a bit of a stretch.

[@ThrashTillDeth83]

Erick the Red vs Donald the Orange 🍊

[@roniimontfort536]

😂😂😂😂

[@scottythetrex5197]

Donald will win.

[@germanicelt]

Donald the Orange has finally defeated Obama the Brown.

[@Yggdrasilsvogter]

​@@scottythetrex5197he has lost everything through his life. A complete born loser.

[@kimeggert3829]

@@scottythetrex5197 sure, being a friend and allied with usa, is almost as dangerous as being an enemy

[@RedXlV]

Fun fact: the Norse actually arrived on Greenland *before* the current Inuit population. There had been previous paleo-Inuit peoples on Greenland long before that, but they either died out or moved back to mainland North America (no one knows which). When Erik the Red arrived, Greenland was completely unpopulated. Then other, unrelated Inuits migrated to Greenland from the north. They and the Norse settlers were initially unaware of each other since they were on opposite sides of the island. And when the last Norse settlers vanished, those Inuits (the ancestors of the modern Greenlanders) became the only population.

[@Angartyr]

@@RedXlV truth broe... but truth doesnˋt matter!

[@carmen2689]

Erik El Rojo, Nunca puso un Pie en Vinlandia,,Es un Montaje, , por eso los yankes quieren GROENLANDIA,, ahora Trump tiene LAS Pruebas que Todo es un Montaje, por eso Tiene De Socio a Elon Musk,, Por Los Recursos Naturales

[@carmen2689]

Recuerden Los Documentos Clasificados que Trump robo y Los Confiscaron en Mar a Lago,,

[@AnnikaSs-ee2uy]

The past is past.. now its up to Greenland to choose their own future. There seems to be a lot of hate against us Danes. I hope they get over it some day. And I hope they will keep taking care of the beautiful nature, and not let the US destroy it in the name of money...

[@matiaslarsen8205]

80 years ago, Denmark secured Northeast Greenland Today 80 years ago, on April 5, 1933, the International Court of Justice in The Hague gave a judgment which determined that Denmark had sovereignty over all of Greenland.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

So the King of Denmark is still the King of Greenland!

[@jensstergard9380]

@@jenniferharrison8915 Frederik X is the king of the Danish Kingdom/the Kingdom of Denmark.

[@dannykejser6808]

We, the danes, do not own Greenland, we are in a federation with the government on Greenland.

[@EarthorFire]

4:05 Denmark was neutral. UK attacked a neutral country to seize its fleet in the process terrorbombing Copenhagen (the Worlds first). Transfer of Norway to Sweden was forced as UK, Sweden and Prussia saw Denmark-Norway as a threat (rightfully so). The oak trees planted to build a new fleet is now ready, they were long-term planning back in the day. lol. If US wants Greenland they'll have to take it by force loosing all allies and friends in the process (goodbye to the dollar based World economy and hegemony).

[@majbrittdamsgaard2060]

"They were long-term planning back in the day" 😂. I do wonder when that went out of fashion🤷‍♀️? Best wishes 🍀

[@vladdracul5072]

@@majbrittdamsgaard2060 Nowadays any kind of planning seems out of fashion.

[@germanicelt]

I don't think they'll have much trouble taking it by force, especially if the Greenland government wants to join USA.

[@jensstergard9380]

@@germanicelt The Greenland government has explicit said they do not want to be a part of USA. The Greenlandic society is based on life quality for the citizens, like the Danish. The USA is completely different, I guess the majority will leave Greenland after an occupation.

[@germanicelt]

@jensstergard9380 I imagine some Danish speakers to migrate to Denmark.

[@danniseliger5172]

We (Denmark) don't own Greenland. We are in a federation with them

[@KNNYD]

Seems like people in Greenland see it differently buddy since they keep seeking independence 😂

[@Donnah1979]

​@@KNNYD- Look it up! Greenland already has a great deal of autonomy. They're a constitutional country with their own government! The issue for them is that they still depend on Denmark because of a lack of resources and a low population - But at the same time, they are very concerned about pollution, so they haven't really made lucrative deals with mining companies yet.

[@dannykejser6808]

Lige præcis 🙂

[@henrikfox8960]

@@KNNYD BECAUSE THEY NEVER SPEAK DANISH

[@StoneTitan]

@@KNNYD They generally seek and work towar5ds independence, the issue is how large an area they have to cover with a small population in the modern world. They want to be independent, it's just not as easy to handle everything.

[@citizenVader]

It's funny you should mention Portugal. They also made a claim to Greenland once

[@jackryan7767]

“Scientific evidence proving Greenland was not always covered with ice includes: fossil plant remains and sediment found within ice cores drilled from the Greenland ice sheet, indicating periods of ice-free conditions where vegetation could grow.” The name is a correct description.

[@yellads]

I too and many thousands like me are simply looking for a place to settle. Seems humanity has not progressed much.

[@volkerr.]

Greenland used to be green in former times.

[@Mr.J689]

Spot on! But please don't tell the climate mad Democrat's

[@AP-yd1wz]

Alex Stang History: Greenland is the largest island in the world Australia: am I a joke to you?

[@arnoldgaarde7066]

australia is so big it is not an island it's a continent

[@AP-yd1wz]

@arnoldgaarde7066 still an island

[@ChrisM-fz6xx]

Australia is the largest Island and the smallest Continent unless you're a stupid American who thinks Australia is Oceania. Australia is surrounded by 3 Oceans therefore it is an Island .It is a large Land Mass therefore it is a Continent .

[@podsmagnus8214]

@@AP-yd1wz no, that would make Eurasia a island as well by your logic,

[@Yggdrasilsvogter]

American schools 😂😂😂 Greenland is an Island. Australia is a continent. Damm your stupid over there.

[@rogerhennie8939]

Greenland was settled by Norwegians in the viking age. When Norway went into a union with Denmark, Greenland was a part of Norway. When the union ended, Denmark kept Greenland.

[@Angartyr]

correct brother, but other emigrants from Scandinavia have also settled there and that raises the question of whether Greenland only belongs to the Inuit. The Sámi can also suddenly claim that large parts of Norway and Sweden belong to them. If it is legitimate to be able to claim that a land area belongs to an ethnic group, then we Danes and Norwegians have every right to expel all non-ethnic Norwegians and Danes from our land area. We probably can't get that referendum... laws and regulations about ethnic property relations and identity do not apply to the white race.

[@rogerhennie8939]

@@AngartyrI totally agree. Greenland belongs the the greelanders (inuits). Concerning the Sami people, not sure that They want their own country. Besides, there are no facts to support that the Sami people were the first to come to northern Scandinavia. They just came from Another place.

[@Angartyr]

@@rogerhennie8939 Sorry brother.... I think I wrote that Greenland belongs to the Inuit as little or as much as North America belongs to the "Indians". The Scandinavians have lived in Greenland since the Viking Age and their descendants probably also have property rights to Greenland and yes it is exciting who you agree has the right to vote on the question of secession from Denmark.

[@Angartyr]

@@rogerhennie8939 sorry bro... definitely mean it's documented that the Normad populations used the tundra plains before the Indo-European races settled permanently.

[@JohnnyEikelmann]

@@Angartyr The Inuits came 2-300 years after the Norse. The Sami people came several thousand years later than the ethnic Norwegians

[@torhildsvendsen9424]

In 1967 i worked in Charlottenlund and remember a young woman from Greenland living in same willa, had moowed to Denmark to learn danisch language and educate. We knew Greenland as a great country that now open up and wanted to adapt danich way of life. We all were curous of this far away and exsotic culture. It was a grate gift to learn of the escimos, their enourmous old culture. I am still very interested in their OLD LIFE STORIES !!!! 😊❤

[@michaelpjeffries1521]

Not for sale. The United States is responsible for location of their borders. And keep complaining they are not secure. Better off fixing own problems. Before making problems for others. In an area which is of no concern of yours. Denmark and Canada share a land border as well. In the icy seas.

[@markpimlott2879]

Just a point of clarification regarding the name that the peoples of the North American Arctic Ocean coastline make reference to themselves. The word INUIT is Inuktitut (the language of the Inuit) means "The People". Therefore in English we refer to Inuit as a plural word. It refers to a cultural group of people NOT TO AM INDIVIDUAL. THEREFORE YOU NEVER ADD AN 'S' TO THE WORD 'INUIT'! it's already plural! An individual Inuit person is an INUK which means ''person'' in Inuktitut! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🇵🇦 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦

[@kirstenn.pedersen2598]

Eric the Red also found America.

[@astrogeo1]

No, not true. His son, Leif did.

[@LunaKilo]

Make America Norse again :D

[@habitatul_]

​@@LunaKilogood comment!

[@ejnarbrochmann]

@@LunaKilo Denmark will suport you claim !

[@CarlMartin-hw3ev]

Leif not Erik. Study history much ? Methinks, not

[@Mrbokario]

And don't forget this deal that Usa made with Denmark. "In the period after 1848, the West Indies gradually became a drain on the Danish treasury, and from the 1860s there were considerations about selling them. The United States - which was now the islands' dominant trading partner - appeared to be the obvious buyer. In 1902, a sale to the United States was very close, but the sales agreement could not obtain a majority in the County Council, which is why the proposal was dropped. During World War I, a sale to the United States became relevant again. With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1913, the port of Charlotte Amalie became even more attractive, and the Americans wanted to prevent the islands from falling into German hands. Denmark and the United States reached an agreement on the terms of a sale in 1916, which, among other things, meant that the United States recognized Denmark's claim to Greenland. The price was almost 100 million kroner (25 million dollars), and the sales agreement with the United States was signed on 4 August 1916. Political unrest arose over the process, which had partly taken place through secret negotiations. The sale was therefore the subject of the first Danish referendum on 14 December 1916, which resulted in a majority in favour of selling the islands to the United States. The population of the islands was not consulted, but it is likely that they too wanted to sever ties with a colonial power that failed to ensure decent living conditions and income opportunities. The islands were handed over to the United States on 31 March 1917 and were then named the United States Virgin Islands."

[@TheKyosanim62]

Exactly, but very few bother to study the history of this.

[@Perspectiveon]

Yep and key is US recognition of danish sovereignty over Greenland being a condition for the sale of Virgin Islands. Should the orange turd decide to take Greenland conditions is thus violated and the deal annulled. Looking forward to see the Islands danish again... LOL.

[@illalima6670]

​@@TheKyosanim62Doesn't really have much to do with the topic of the video though?

[@Donnah1979]

Yeah.. We don't do colonialism anymore, we've decided! Greenland is a constitutional country with its own government nowadays. It's not a colony/territory belonging to any other country anymore - And it's most certainly not a real estate!! 😂😂

[@Angartyr]

So true bro...we had no choice and we don't have that today and the US doesn't go around asking the indigenous people of their "conquered" territories if they want a referendum on belonging to the US

[@Sten1961]

Feroe Islandas, Island and Greenlan was Norwegian land when Kalmar Unioan started, and so was Norumbega ( Norways land) But thats a long time ago, landgrabb was the old way, the new way is comuication and fredship. Both Greenland, Demnark and Norumbega belogs to the people who live there. And civilised whenever they visit someone.

[@Angartyr]

Danskere og nordmænd sejlede sammen siden vikingetidens udvandringer og togter og til skabelsen af kalmarunionen.... så hvem er hvem min ven❤

[@Angartyr]

The descendants of the Vikings who had settlements in Greenland for several centuries have just as much right to Greenland as the Inuit. What a party it could be if all tribes could lay claim to original lands. Dear Greenland... who is eligible to vote???? Those who live in Greenland now??? Both the Greenlanders and the Danes??? Or only Greenlanders??? It must also apply to the "Danes" who live in Denmark who are descendants of Greenlanders or what?? Syntes Greenland must see to it that it is clarified who can vote and how it must be done and as soon as possible, so that we Danish taxpayers, with all our vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens, can use our money to improve the position of the socially disadvantaged in Denmark. This whole situation is a result of our leaders in the Nordics, past and present, having failed by not cooperating... so it is high time to join forces and create a common union in the military field. Had we created and maintained the cooperation from the Viking Age, neither the USA nor Russia would have been able to dictate anything to any country in the Nordics.

[@annagudmundsen]

You got it wrong, Norway was there first, Norwegian also was first in USA prox 1000+y ago, Norway was also first sailing the Northwest passage, and beat the UK reaching the South pole. Why not annex the huge lump left in Antarctica and dig for minerals there ? No natives or owners to pick a fight with. Or do you need to protect the penguins instead of the ice bears ?

[@Angartyr]

@annagudmundsen Dear friend ... Norway was not the first anywhere ... the Norsemen or the Vikings were the first and they actually consisted of several tribes ... it is a long story but Norwegians have obviously forgotten that Norway ruled over Denmark as early as King Magnus the big... or call it what you want because all sources attribute it to a collaboration between Norway and Denmark, as both countries were under threats of invasion from the Swedes.

[@annagudmundsen]

@ I am Norwegian, I know my history. First at the Geographic South pole. Amundsen, Northwest passage, same Amundsen. Use Wikipedia about Greenland, Norse Vikings settled first in Iceland, then in Greenland. It has always been a joke that Norwegians is born with saltwater running true the veins, and ski on our feet's, always looking for what is behind the horizon ..And like it or not, they also settled in Wineland, so south in the America that grapes was growing there and they made wine. Denmark was farmers, the ones left behind seasick when Norwegians moved North. The Norse is the Norwegians.

[@Angartyr]

@@annagudmundsen It's uphill to catch up with stereotypes and Wikopedia ... ha ha I have fished all my life from the Faroe Islands and sailed on all seas with many Danes and none of them know what is the head or tail of a cow he he

[@bentmelholtandersen7057]

Denmark and Greenland have been together since 1380, when Norway entered a union with Denmark under the Danish crown, by which Greenland became part of the Danish-Norwegian union. After close to 500 Years the union split up in 1814, after the Napoleonic war, when Denmark was forced to entrust Norway to Sweden, whilst Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands stayed with Denmark. Today Greenland is an integrated and autonomic part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and it’s NOT for sale. (Denmark also can’t sell Sweden, Germany, France and, for that matter, any other Country to the US) The only country You can buy today is The United States of America where money rules everything - ask Elon Musk - he knows which price he paid.

[@germanicelt]

It should be Greenlands choice. It's not the 19th century any more.

[@climatehero]

Does Denmark have any beserkers left?

[@Donnah1979]

No, but "going berserk" allegedly involved poisonous mushrooms 🙈

[@climatehero]

@Donnah1979 Well whatever drove them to become such unforgiving warriors, the time may have come to revive them.

[@jarrettesselman8144]

@@climateherogood luck with that. Our Texas women can handle it.

[@jarrettesselman8144]

Greenland will be the USA. Majority of inhabitants want it.

[@ejnarbrochmann]

Yes ! when we se DT !

[@ritchieevans2996]

If Denmark even touches one of our boats ....

[@Yggdrasilsvogter]

What then tuff guy? Do you really think we are scared of you morons? What reality do you live in? 😂😂😂

[@Angartyr]

@@ritchieevans2996 Uˋre touched goat! ha ha

[@Elverfaderen]

There already is an agreement on joint defense of Greenland - with the US. That's why US pay nothing for use of the space. Earlier there was Sondrestrom airbase also, which the US closed. It's the US which disengaged in Greenland - not Denmark. As far as utilizing raw materials - why has the US been waisting time - we suggested this 5 years ago? Trump was told we are open for business.

[@ritabaving1009]

Denmark doesn't own Greenland. The Greenlanders own Greenland. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are part of the Danish commonwealth.

[@saibot7218]

Haha typisk Mette frederiksen tøs. Denmark kan bare ændre selvstyreloven

[@CarlMartin-hw3ev]

There is no Danish Commonwealth, but nice try. There is only The Kingdom Of Denmark. Denmark is also not a Democracy. It is a Constitutional Monarchy. Sorry.

[@tophat2115]

4th largest island but it most certainly Danish territory, the people who live there might not be many but their loyalties are to Denmark not the USA. The American corporations and billionaires want to drill and mine the island for its resources while the planet burns. If that glacial cap melts, all the world's coastlines and the cities/towns that are situated upon them, will be underwater to the tune of 7 metres.

[@jenschristianjerupolsen90]

You did not even mention WHY the court ruled in the favour of Denmark...! Denmark mapped the entire north-east of Greenland in the 'Denmark expedition' back in the start of the 20'th century.... Until then, it had remained a blank spot on the world map...

[@Bhaerava-Kiirtan]

Greenland was greener in those days

[@donsena2013]

Welcome to Greenland as the newest county of the US State of Maine !

[@ivarfiske1913]

If Greenland ever was to be sold, wouldn't it better to sell it back to Norway? Invest some of its wealth to buy back what once was its heritage? Of course its not so easy as Greenland belongs to the people living there and Denmark. On the other hand, USA has no historical right to claim Greenland. USA can rise the money, but are in great debts...

[@Mr.J689]

As a Dane I think we should make an auction - highest bidder wins, it will probably be Russia 😅

[@driesjottier5014]

Today, the problems are in Ukraine and the Middle East, NOT in Danmark

[@ovekelleglund]

MAGA Make America Greedy Again

[@Angartyr]

@@ovekelleglund again?

[@ovekelleglund]

@ yes -again and again

[@Angartyr]

@ovekelleglund The USA's talk about Canada and Greenland is a sign that they are panicking and heading for the abyss, as they obviously lack resources and raw materials... Rome was far more powerful than the USA and it is then reduced to a little azure star sprinkle once in a while

[@ovekelleglund]

@@Angartyr That may be. But Trump is threatening military force and criminal sanctions if he doesn't just get Greenland. The man is threatening an ally and a partner. That is not acceptable. Since 1951, it has been agreed with the Americans that they can have almost all the military they want in Greenland. I know that Trump's desire for Greenland is also because of raw materials and resources. But it is crazy that the man is threatening instead of talking. Denmark wants to cooperate with the Americans as always. - Let it be like that without threats.

[@Angartyr]

@ovekelleglund So true bro... rational thinking! .... but Thrump doesn't think rationally!! he's a sociopath and in his world an "elephant in a glass shop" isn't a problem...not a bad thing! "it's a way of living" look at me! listen to me! COST SUCKS!!!

[@michaelbernth6780]

Denmark doesn’t own Greenland no more than England owns Wales. Change that stupidly ignorant headline.

[@steintoresrli6190]

Greenland was first owned by Norway.

[@daveshen0880]

Nah, Inuit.

[@mrmelmba]

The fallacy in the justification for the USA requiring Greenland for security purposes. On the map it should be part of Canada. The forebears of Greenland indigenous peoples arrived from Canada. All that the USA needs to do for security purposes is to purchase or lease Ellesmere Island from Canada.

[@heknowsall7778]

The Inuit own Greenland always have & always should. They were there first. Nothings changed the country with the largest & strongest military force make the rules but that's not necessarily a good thing right Denmark?

[@daveshen0880]

Well. Proto inuit were already in Greenland before, 4000 years ago.

[@Igor-g4x9i]

Good story!

[@adriangonzalez-rubioklevst2796]

Give it back to Norway!

[@TheKyosanim62]

Read the full explanation above, why that will never happen😊

[@matiaslarsen8205]

Give Norway back to Denmark

[@henrikfox8960]

@@matiaslarsen8205 AND SWEDEN-MARK

[@TheBuddha666]

Northman land= Viking Land !

[@RajaBoraNE]

American democracy is coming for Greenland 😂

[@Mr.J689]

Oh yes- I'm sure they all stand in line right now, to get some of the AMAZING welfare The US has to offer.. 😂😂

[@Yggdrasilsvogter]

You only have Corruption, lies, ignorance and incompetence to offer. Fuck off. 🖕🏼

[@Oblios]

no healthcare and guns for everybody!

[@joeshar.]

1:25 For the newcomers: "Ha ha ha, welcome migrants, the green is just a lie"

[@gabrieleferrari4577]

So the Viking called Greenland in English?

[@annagudmundsen]

Norse settlements in Greenland were established after 986 by settlers coming from Iceland. The settlers, known as Grænlendingar ('Greenlanders' in Icelandic)

[@ArrayzableMusic]

Make Greenland green again - support fossile fules.

[@yellads]

Can Greenland sustain itself?

[@jandamskier6510]

probably not

[@yellads]

@@jandamskier6510 Then how will its 54,000 people be able to claim Independence?

[@simonthun1641]

@@yellads maybe in 30/40 years 🙂 this is not news ;)

[@Mr.J689]

Never gonna happen! 😅

[@yellads]

@@Mr.J689 Then why not let US takeover and try make something of it?

[@nielskjr5432]

No, Denmark doesn't own Greenland. The Inuit people of Greenland do. They are not a sovereign country yet. But they're working on it.

[@thomasjrgensen7393]

They don’t own it

[@nielskjr5432]

@thomasjrgensen7393 No?? You think we should sell Greenland to mr Trump? For how much?

[@thomasjrgensen7393]

The Inuit do not own Greenland neither do the Danes. It’s not the private property of the less than 60.000 current inhabitants; so they don’t own it.

[@larsnielsen1852]

@@thomasjrgensen7393what on earth is your point? The it is public Greenlandic property? Public just means they all own it.

[@larsnielsen1852]

The day they become “independent” from Denmark they are going to be a puppet dancing to the Us violin. I hope they understand that they are going to be pushed aside by many foreign countries. Denmark has not always conducted itself properly, especially in the past, but as for other options “be careful what you wish that”. Having said that I think most Danes wish them well and look forward to saving the subsidies,

[@takis-t2g]

One word VIKINGS the Brave

[@martinkase5842]

Stole it from norway

[@petercoverdale5003]

I didn't realise Greenland was bigger than Australia! No wonder everyone wants "the world's biggest island" I mean Australia is mostly desert! Or is it that Australia stopped being an island? Is it just a continent but not an island? If your post gets this basic fact wrong is it worth believing any of the rest of what you say?

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Absolutely, what is true? 🇦🇺👍

[@alfheimr9541]

The danes stole Greeland from Norway.The Norweegian vikings lived there even before the inuits came. And have being hunting an fishing there for hundreds of year, not the danes.Just read the history bok.It's all there

[@NistaArcheri]

My relatives from there have told me that since Roman times there has been a conflict over this land. When it was conquered in the 14th century, all the inhabitants fled and gave up the land. Now they have come back to take it back, and I think they should get it. They can decide who they want to cooperate with. Without this arrangement, will it be difficult to achieve peace?

[@StephenEngdahl-mu9rr]

Easy solution: Greenland should be owned by Americans of Scandinavian descent. We will make it a Viking reservation/tourist attraction based on "The Vikings" movie with Ernest Borgnine, Kirk Douglas, and Tony Curtis, and the HBO series "Vikings". I will be king. There will be a constitutional republic combined with a limited monarchy. I will be fair to all non Democrats. Trust me. We will make billions.

[@Martin-o7i2r]

Australia is the largest Island on the planet An Island is a land mass encircled entirely by water

[@nytsamlegt]

Every land mass on earth is encircled by water.

[@jenschristianjerupolsen90]

So you are claiming that Africa is an island and not a continent..!???? You should probably get your school payments refunded 😂

[@Oblios]

Australia is a continent, you schmuck!

[@thomasjrgensen7393]

There’s a difference between rights of the indidual and that of a nation/ state/ society. To claim that Greenland is owned by the current Inuit population is false

[@scottythetrex5197]

Denmark shouldn't own it. It's ridiculous. If they were cultivating it and using it, that would be one thing, But they aren't. It's just this outsized trophy for a tiny country. Vote for independence Greenlanders!

[@okklidokkli]

They stole it from Norway with the help from UK.

[@simonthun1641]

You are not the sharpest tool in the shed, maybe cut of the internet for now ;)

[@Yggdrasilsvogter]

Another one talking with his ass. Most americans should have a place in Guiness Book of Records for being the absolut most stupid people walking on this planet. Wooow 🤦

[@Oblios]

obnoxius american twats!

[@Phillip_Reese]

Greenland USA? Please, After knowing a civilised country (Denmark) becoming under the USA heavy hand, please, grow up. The clickbait stopped me watching the video so more clickbait here.

[@RobertFranklin-of3ow]

Interesting, but doesnt mention whether ir not the huge island was inhabited prior to Viking settlements. Inuits, for example.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

The history I heard was that The Vikings were the first inhabitants there, a breakaway group led by Erik the Red!

[@annagudmundsen]

@@jenniferharrison8915 Look up on Wikipedia, "Norse settlements in Greenland" it is pretty accurate yet, until some American start changing it and tell you America invented it.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@annagudmundsen I'm Australian, I don't trust any American versions of history after they stated 'they' saved the Pacific!

[@annagudmundsen]

@ It is a bit like the Arabs and Egyptians in Gaza and Judea trying to tell us that Jews never lived in Israel. They get 75% of an area, rename it Jordan, and whine when somebody else get the last 25%. Norway does not want the territory, as long as we can keep our waters, and we keep our right to make fun of Russian and American submarines caught up in our fishing nets. We live mostly in harmony with our sami people that travel between Russia and Norway, so nobody know how many there is. But Yes, they claim to save everybody, that include our waters and freeing Norway from occupation, even if everybody know it was the Norwegian resistance and Russian in the north. No American died freeing Norway, but thousands of Russian soldiers did.

[@GoatTheGoat]

The largest island is Afro-Eurasia.

[@MCorpReview]

It’s amazing that bigger powers like Britain, France, or America snatched it from them. Trump : I agree. ☝️. Whoa!😮😅

[@mja4wp]

In a rule based world order paper and words matter. In a reality based world there is order, disorder and reordering. The world is currently in a disorder phase. In disorder, paper and words lose their gravitas.....The US showed remarkable restraint from 1946 - present. I believe the example set by US leadership during the last 79 years (no imperial land grabs and such) was for naught. A period of expansionist conquest started in 2008 (Russia into Georgia by force and China, Saudi Arabia, India, UAE and others by soft power forces) and eventually to gloves come off. The relative peace and prosperity of the last 79 years will dissipate and hot conflicts will rise until such time as there is once again a dominant winner and subjugated losers. There is little evidence that humankind in this century is fundamentally different than humans in previous periods in history (all littered with much more war and violent conflict than the miraculous period pf the last 79 years).

[@jenspedersen2491]

We dont own Greenland !!!!!!!

[@DenmarkDebunked]

You don't own shit next week :P

[@nytsamlegt]

Why do you say that? Will the US take Greenland by force?

[@DenmarkDebunked]

@nytsamlegt exactly. Follow the news in Denmark today

[@nytsamlegt]

@ I live in Denmark and follow the news quite well, what news are you specifically referring to?

[@Oblios]

obnoxius airhead!

[@HenriHattar]

World's largest island : Australia: SECOND largest: NEW GUINEA !

[@Oblios]

wrong, Australia is a continent, you schmuck!

[@phillipstacy9825]

Wouldn't Australia be the largest island on the planet?

[@Oblios]

Australia is a continent, you airhead. Google it ffs

[@jahidulalam7532]

Greater America Long Live President Donald Trump…..❤

[@martinmouton4375]

Nobody else wanted it.

[@thor.halsli]

AI crap

[@Mrbokario]

But true.

[@dylanadams1455]

@@Mrbokario I think he's referring to the very inaccurate illustrations. One of the dragon heads on the bow of a longship looks like the 3 dragons meme!

[@clausvoltelen184]

@@dylanadams1455 I imagene, that the pictures are made in a computer from Richard Wagners operas (he invented the horns i the vikinghelmets) and Holywoods imagination about vikings. Neither ship nor clothing is anywhere near, what it´s know about ships and clothing i the periode.

[@milerale5286]

Russia should take Greenland

[@jenniferharrison8915]

They can't afford it!

[@og9443]

Lol the "natives" came after the Norse

[@85Vikingen]

The few inuits up there dont own the entire island. Denmark does! If the ingrates want independence, we can carve out a piece for them.... seems fair to me

[@robvolvo794]

It will be USA soon and there is nothing you weak people can do about it

[@markpimlott2879]

🍊 🟠 🍊 🧌 🧌 🧌 🍊 🟠 🍊

[@85Vikingen]

@@markpimlott2879 wtf lol

[@grahamtrigwell3042]

Its not the largest isand

[@grahamtrigwell3042]

Rusia will wn Greenland before the US

[@ivarfiske1913]

If Greenland ever was to be sold, wouldn't it better to sell it back to Norway? Invest some of its wealth to buy back what once was its heritage? Of course its not so easy as Greenland belongs to the people living there and Denmark. On the other hand, USA has no historical right to claim Greenland. USA can rise the money, but are in great debts...

[@Mr.J689]

The US are literally bankrupt- forget about it!

[@annagudmundsen]

Why would Denmark sell it ? They are earning a fortune on selling ozempic to Americans, so they doing just fine.