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Norway - Greenland
Sailing directions from western Norway to Greenland
reads like this:
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 | From the west country sail west but keep far enough north of the Shetlands
so that these islands are barely visible in clear weather. |
| One should stay far enough south of the Faeroes so that their steep and
high mountains are just halfway up over the horizon. |
| In addition one should stay far enough south of Iceland so that you can't
see land but just the coast-bound birds. |
| When you reached the east coast of Greenland you should keep a lookout for
landmarks and follow the current west around Cape Farvel to the villages on
the south-west point.
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This description can be found in Landnáma, the chronicles of
Icelandic settlements, Hauksbók, 2nd chapter. A different version can be found
in Landnáma Sturlubók, 2nd chapter.
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