Iceland & Greenland

Iceland got its name when a Viking named Hrafna-Flóki ran up a mountain, and saw a fjord full of icebergs.  He called the country Iceland, and the name stuck.  Back then, Iceland was covered in forests, and was so fertile that it was said, “butter dripped from every blade of grass.” 

Erik the Red, another Viking, was banished from Iceland after killing three people in a feud.  He fled to the island that he later named Greenland.  He named the island Greenland to attract other settlers to his new, frigid home. 

Iceland was named through misleading advertising, and Greenland was named through outright false advertising.