Treats of the ordinary Inhabitants, their Houſes, and Houſe-Furniture.
The modern Greenlanders deſcend from the ancient Schrellings. With ſome Mixture of the old Norway Colonies.'Tis undoubted that the modern Inhabitants of Greenland are the Offſpring of the Schrellings, eſpecially thoſe that live on the Weſtern Coaſt, and there may be ſome Mixture (for ought we know) of the ancient Norway Colonies, that formerly dwelled in the Country, who in Length of Time were blended and naturalized among the Natives, which is made probably by ſeveral Norway Words found in their Language. For, although the Norway Colonies were deſtroyed, yet there was, no doubt, ſome Remains of them, which joined with the Natives, and became all one Nation. With theſe Inhabitants all the Sea Coaſts are peopled, ſome more and ſome leſs. The Coaſt is pretty populous in the Southern Parts, and on the North in 68 and 69 Degrees; though compared to other
