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The Viking Discovery Of America
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Author : Helge Ingstad
language : en
Publisher: Breakwater Books
Release Date : 2000
The Viking Discovery Of America written by Helge Ingstad and has been published by Breakwater Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Faced with harsh conditions in their Greenland home, a group of Vikings took the reins of fate into their own hands. With incredible luck, skill and fortitude, they discovered lands filled with a profusion of wood, wild game and fertile land. In the sagas that grew from this discovery, the lands were given names that resonated with hope and promise. Almost 1000 years later, a husband and wife team united their talents. Intrigued by allusions in the ancient sagas to fabled Vinland, they considered the scholarship on Viking culture and technology; they studied maps and they researched intensively the prominent theories on Vinland's location. And finally their efforts bore fruit when a remote Newfoundland peninsula yielded up a soapstone spindle-whorl, a Viking ring pin, and what had to be the overgrown remnants of over a dozen Viking buildings.
Norse America Settlement
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Author : Kim Kerr
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-03-14
Norse America Settlement written by Kim Kerr and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-14 with Fiction categories.
In the year 1005 AD Leif Ericson discovered America. He established a short lived colony on the northern peninsular of Newfoundland before abandoning the attempt a few years later. What if the Norse stayed? What if a powerful Viking presence had been established in North America? Svein Hastinson is a Jarl from Ireland looking for a new beginning. He leads a group of settlers to Vinland with the intention of staying permanently. Will he succeed or is the attempt doomed to fail? Follow his tale as he battles Native Americans and his own people in order to pursue his dream.This novel is written from the perspective of the Jarl, his estranged wife Sela, and a Native American translator, Alawa.Previously published as Dreams of a Timber Wolf
The Vikings In North America
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-01-12
The Vikings In North America written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-12 with History categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Vikings' expeditions from medieval sagas *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Over the centuries, the West has become fascinated by the Vikings, one of the most mysterious and interesting European civilizations. In addition to being perceived as a remarkably unique culture among its European counterparts, what's known and not known about the Vikings' accomplishments has added an intriguing aura to the historical narrative. Were they fierce and fearsome warriors? Were they the first Europeans to visit North America? It seems some of the legends are true, and some are just that, legend. The ubiquitous picture of the Vikings as horn-helmeted, brutish, hairy giants that mercilessly marauded among the settlements of Northern Europe is based on a smattering of fact combined with an abundance of prejudicial historical writing by those who were on the receiving end of Viking depredations. At the same time, much of the popular picture of the Vikings is a result of the romantic imagination of novelists and artists. However, the Vikings' reputation for ferocious seaborne attacks along the coasts of Northern Europe is no exaggeration. It is true that the Norsemen, who traded extensively throughout Europe, often increased the profits obtained from their nautical ventures through plunder, acquiring precious metals and slaves. Of course, the Vikings were not the only ones participating in this kind of income generation; between the 8th and the 11th centuries, European tribes, clans, kingdoms and monastic communities were quite adept at fighting with each other for the purpose of obtaining booty. The Vikings were simply more consistently successful than their contemporaries and thus became suitable symbols for the iniquity of the times. Of course, the military reputation came about because the Vikings were the great mariners and explorers of medieval Europe. While many of their journeys were ones of conquest, they also had a deep love of exploration, and from their homeland in Scandinavia, they traveled as far as North America and became the first Europeans who are known to have set foot on what is now Canada. It was not until 1960 that the actual site of a Viking settlement in Vinland was found. At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada, a small Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows was excavated, with the foundations of three residential halls have been found. These halls would have housed between 70 and 90 people. As well as the sod covered halls, a smithy where nails were made and a small boat repair building have been found. It is believed that this settlement, which may have had as many as 500 inhabitants, is one of two settlements called Straumfjord and Hop mentioned in the Saga of Erik the Red as being his Vinland bases. L'Anse aux Meadows is thought to be the former, and it is believed that Hop was a summer camp perhaps as far south as New Brunswick. The native inhabitants of the New World were called Skrellings by the Vikings, and there is evidence that they engaged in battle with the Beothuks at L'Anse aux Meadows and the Mi'kmaq people further south. While there is still debate over where exactly the Norse settled the land, there is no hard evidence that they ventured further south than Newfoundland, where remains of a settlement have been found. If they had rounded Cape Breton and crossed the Cabot Strait, they would have come to a markedly different environment that would probably have compelled the explorers to come up with a fourth name for the region south of Vinland. The Vikings in North America chronicles the historic voyages the Vikings made to North America and what's known and unknown about their pre-Columbian settlements. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Norse colonization of North America like never before, in no time at all.
The Norse Discovery Of America The Historical Background And The Evidence Of The Norse Settlement Discovered In Newfoundland
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Author : Anne Stine Ingstad
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1985
The Norse Discovery Of America The Historical Background And The Evidence Of The Norse Settlement Discovered In Newfoundland written by Anne Stine Ingstad and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Business & Economics categories.
Volume 2 deals with historical aspects and other matters of significance to an assessment of the Norse discovery of America, providing an elucidation of the background of the Vinland voyages, an interpretation of the sagas and other sources, and investigations of geographical, navigational, climatic, biological, and astronomical concerns.
The Norse Discovery Of America
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Author : Anne Stine Ingstad
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Norse Discovery Of America written by Anne Stine Ingstad and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with America categories.
North America From Earliest Discovery To First Settlements
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Author : David B. Quinn
language : en
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row
Release Date : 1977
North America From Earliest Discovery To First Settlements written by David B. Quinn and has been published by New York : Harper & Row this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
Details the activities of the Europeans who discovered, explored, and attempted to settle North America.
The Norse Atlantic Saga
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Author : Gwyn Jones
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1986
The Norse Atlantic Saga written by Gwyn Jones and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
The Discovery Of A Norse Settlement In America
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Author : Anne Stine Ingstad
language : en
Publisher: Oslo, Norway : Universitetsforlaget
Release Date : 1977
The Discovery Of A Norse Settlement In America written by Anne Stine Ingstad and has been published by Oslo, Norway : Universitetsforlaget this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
First part of a two-volume work giving an archaeological assessment of an excavated settlement site at L'Anse aux Meadows. Includes contributions by a number of scholars.
Viking America
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Author : James Robert Enterline
language : en
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday
Release Date : 1972
Viking America written by James Robert Enterline and has been published by Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with History categories.
The author discusses the findings of his six-year study on the Norse settlement of America following Leif Eiriksson's explorations
The Norse Discovery Of America
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Author : Paul H. Chapman
language : en
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : One Candle Press
Release Date : 1981
The Norse Discovery Of America written by Paul H. Chapman and has been published by Atlanta, Ga. : One Candle Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Explores the question of Norse settlement in North America through the use of Vinland sagas, navigation, archaeological evidence, etc.