They also had also had a really small colony (Greenland) as a starting point to send expeditions from, and a rather small homeland (Iceland).
There’s a reason the 15th century Basque and Breton fishers didn’t colonize the Americas either despite often visiting it. This was a difficult and costly project that necessitated significant investments. Even France failed like half a dozen times, losing most of its colonists to the long cold winter each time, before starting to be successful with the Port-Royal, Tadoussac and Québec colonies.
They also had also had a really small colony (Greenland) as a starting point to send expeditions from, and a rather small homeland (Iceland).
There’s a reason the 15th century Basque and Breton fishers didn’t colonize the Americas either despite often visiting it. This was a difficult and costly project that necessitated significant investments. Even France failed like half a dozen times, losing most of its colonists to the long cold winter each time, before starting to be successful with the Port-Royal, Tadoussac and Québec colonies.