When the Vikings landed they were not friendly. The Vikings killed 10 Indians while they slept (Weiner 4). This did not go well with the Indians which upset them immensely. The Vikings did not like the fact that they were outnumbered by the Indians (Weiner 4). The Indians did not like the Vikings at all. The Vikings tried to make peace with the Native Americans, but the Native Americans did not accept it. The Indians wanted the Vikings gone. According to the sages, a Norse colony tried to establish itself in Newfoundland (Clarke 177). Thorwald died trying to make the same journey that his brother Leif had made to get to Vinland and an arrow belonging to the Native Americans killed him. (Clarke 177). Thorwald had built himself a house and settled before he died. Even after his death his family remained for a short time. Then it became too dangerous for the Vikings, so they had to leave. The hostility of the Native Americans made their time there short-lived (Clarke 178). The Indians had driven the Vikings out of North America. The Vikings left and returned to America only to trade but not to settle (Weiner 4). The Vikings still wanted to make money and had to make a living, so they went back to trading. The Vikings returned to trade in North America, but they only wanted to trade with the natives
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