[Burkeman1]

I think the Norse of Greenland did not have extensive contact with the "Skraelings" as they called the native peoples of Canada simply because they could have dominated trade by the simple fact that they had metal work technology the Inuit and Native Amercians did not have. The Indians and "eskimos" would have immediatley seen the advantage of Iron weapons and tools and traded almost anything for them. That metal working technology was not transferred to these peoples suggests they had limited if not almost totally hostile contact.

[bboop]

Well, sorry to say, but any Norskie worth their salt has been taught, from toddler days, that Eric the Red discovered America WAY before Christopher Columbus. There is no evidence? That only means it was not yet discovered. Trust me in this.