They created a Greenlandic version of a North Atlantic farm, shaped by local pasture, fjords, marine resources, and the availability of driftwood.

That distinction matters because it shows that adaptation began on the first day of settlement.

The settlement landscape was also a social landscape.

Farms were not isolated islands of activity.

Families had neighbors, obligations, religious institutions, and economic relationships.

A successful household could provide labor or animals to another.

A church could act as a gathering point.

A powerful farm could influence a much wider district.