The expeditions were mostly unsuccessful, partly due to its leaders lacking experience with the difficult arctic ice and weather conditions and partly due to its leaders eventually being given instructions to search for the Eastern Settlement on the east coast of Greenland, which was almost inaccessible at the time due to southward-drifting ice.
The pilot on all three trips was James Hall, who – like many others until 1861 – trusted "Frobisher's Strait" to be in southern Greenland, whereas it is in fact a bay projecting into southern Baffin Island. The expeditions were respectively commanded by John Cunningham (or "Hans Køning"; 1605), Godske Lindenov (1606), and Carsten Richardson (1607).[1][2] The Danes had a falling out with the English over the route being taken, far to the south of that recorded in the Bergen and Trondheim archives. They also sometimes searched for the imaginary Island of Buss.[3]
In the same vein, King Christian commissioned an expedition to North America in 1619. The expedition was captained by Dano-Norwegian navigator and explorer, Jens Munk. The ships were searching for the Northwest Passage. The expedition arrived in Hudson Bay landing at the mouth of Churchill River, settling at what is now Churchill, Manitoba. However, it was a disastrous voyage, with cold, famine, and scurvy killing most of the crew.[4]
Shipsedit
Trost (German: "Consolation", also called the Trust, Hunden ("The Dog"), and Skjødehunden ("The Lapdog"); 60 tons)
Den Røde Løve ("The Red Lion", other spellings Røde Løffue, Løven, or Løffuen ("The Lion"); 70 tons)
Katten ("The Cat", also called the Grønlandske Kat; ex-Scottish; 20 tons)
Ørnen ("The Eagle", also rendered in English as Örnen)
Gilliflower (ex-Scottish, also called the Gilliflowre, Gilleflowre, Gillibrandt, and Angeli Brandt)
^T. J. Oleson (1966). "Cunningham, John, Scottish explorer in the employ of Denmark; b. 1575; d. 1651". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
^Mills, William James Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia – 2 vols. (Santa Barbara, CA: Martin Frobisher. 2003) ISBN978-1-57607-422-0
^Gosch, C.C.A. Danish Arctic Expeditions, 1605 to 1620. Book I.—The Danish Expeditions to Greenland in 1605, 1606, and 1607; to which is added Captain James Hall's Voyage to Greenland in 1612 Hakluyt Society (London), 1897
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
Related readingedit
Mills, William J. (2003) Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio) ISBN978-1-57607-422-0
January 19, 2024
christian, expeditions, greenland, christian, expeditions, were, sent, king, christian, denmark, norway, greenland, arctic, waterways, during, years, 1605, 1607, expeditions, were, commissioned, order, locate, lost, eastern, norse, settlement, reassert, sovere. Christian IV s expeditions were sent by King Christian IV of Denmark Norway to Greenland and Arctic waterways during the years 1605 1607 The expeditions were commissioned in order to locate the lost Eastern Norse Settlement and reassert sovereignty over Greenland Coat of arms of Christian IV King of Denmark and Norway Contents 1 History 2 Ships 3 See also 4 References 5 Related readingHistory editThe expeditions were mostly unsuccessful partly due to its leaders lacking experience with the difficult arctic ice and weather conditions and partly due to its leaders eventually being given instructions to search for the Eastern Settlement on the east coast of Greenland which was almost inaccessible at the time due to southward drifting ice The pilot on all three trips was James Hall who like many others until 1861 trusted Frobisher s Strait to be in southern Greenland whereas it is in fact a bay projecting into southern Baffin Island The expeditions were respectively commanded by John Cunningham or Hans Koning 1605 Godske Lindenov 1606 and Carsten Richardson 1607 1 2 The Danes had a falling out with the English over the route being taken far to the south of that recorded in the Bergen and Trondheim archives They also sometimes searched for the imaginary Island of Buss 3 In the same vein King Christian commissioned an expedition to North America in 1619 The expedition was captained by Dano Norwegian navigator and explorer Jens Munk The ships were searching for the Northwest Passage The expedition arrived in Hudson Bay landing at the mouth of Churchill River settling at what is now Churchill Manitoba However it was a disastrous voyage with cold famine and scurvy killing most of the crew 4 Ships editTrost German Consolation also called the Trust Hunden The Dog and Skjodehunden The Lapdog 60 tons Den Rode Love The Red Lion other spellings Rode Loffue Loven or Loffuen The Lion 70 tons Katten The Cat also called the Gronlandske Kat ex Scottish 20 tons Ornen The Eagle also rendered in English as Ornen Gilliflower ex Scottish also called the Gilliflowre Gilleflowre Gillibrandt and Angeli Brandt See also editCartographic expeditions to Greenland Danish colonization of Greenland List of Arctic expeditionsReferences edit T J Oleson 1966 Cunningham John Scottish explorer in the employ of Denmark b 1575 d 1651 Dictionary of Canadian Biography University of Toronto Retrieved March 25 2016 Mills William James Exploring Polar Frontiers A Historical Encyclopedia 2 vols Santa Barbara CA Martin Frobisher 2003 ISBN 978 1 57607 422 0 Gosch C C A Danish Arctic Expeditions 1605 to 1620 Book I The Danish Expeditions to Greenland in 1605 1606 and 1607 to which is added Captain James Hall s Voyage to Greenland in 1612 Hakluyt Society London 1897 Jens Munk 1579 1628 The Arctic Institute of North America University of Calgary PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2010 08 31 Related reading editMills William J 2003 Exploring Polar Frontiers A Historical Encyclopedia Santa Barbara CA ABC Clio ISBN 978 1 57607 422 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christian IV 27s expeditions to Greenland amp oldid 1188629344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
