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Evidence of Viking Outpost Found in Canada
National Geographic News ^ | October 19, 2012 | Heather Pringle

Posted on 10/19/2012 6:11:45 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands

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1 posted on 10/19/2012 6:11:49 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands; SunkenCiv

North American Discovery ping


2 posted on 10/19/2012 6:14:14 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

These people have been trying to deny Rome’s discovery of America ever since Columbus got here.


3 posted on 10/19/2012 6:19:25 PM PDT by tsowellfan (KEEP WORKING like we are 10 POINTS DOWN!!!!)
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4 posted on 10/19/2012 6:19:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

“Viking” is such a racist term. I prefer Scandanvian American. < /sarc>


5 posted on 10/19/2012 6:20:31 PM PDT by Gil4 (Progressives - Trying to repeal the Law of Supply and Demand since 1848)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
I give it 10 posts before someone posts a football helmet.
6 posted on 10/19/2012 6:22:09 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (ObamaCare is an assault on the unborn, infirmed and elderly. GOP, repeat this as necessary...)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Where do I sign up for reparations for the slaughter of my illegal immigrant Viking forebears by the nativists?


7 posted on 10/19/2012 6:22:16 PM PDT by RugerMini14
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Given the way vikings traveled in boats specifically designed to go far up rivers I wouldn’t be surprised if they made it well into the great lakes region.

That doesn’t mean they left a lot of evidence or even would have left much but its certainly possible. Seems that I’ve read that there are some cliff drawings in Michigan’s upper peninsula that show boats that look suspiciously like viking longboats. Again, its not evidence but its interesting to consider.


8 posted on 10/19/2012 6:22:39 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

For those interested in historical curiosities and adventure, one of my favorite books is an old one called Conquest by Man, by Paul Herrman. Although more than half a century old and out of date on many issues, it still is one of the more well-done books of its kind that I have ever read. It is not an overly sensationalized book. It simply bears out, in many cases, the saying that fact can be stranger than fiction. It has interesting information on the Vikings (e.g., that the Roman Catholic Church recognized a bishop of Greenland in the 11th century, long before Columbus) and numerous other topics, such as the Egyptians traversing the Cape of Good Hope in the 6th century B.C., 2000 years prior to Bartholomew Diaz (in 1488). Still more than worth a read in spite of its age.


9 posted on 10/19/2012 6:24:46 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands (Mitt Romney is a handbasket driver. I refuse to ride.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Bookmark!


10 posted on 10/19/2012 6:27:52 PM PDT by corlorde (forWARD of the state)
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To: JoeProBono

damn Danes! Always causing trouble.


11 posted on 10/19/2012 6:30:02 PM PDT by Lockbar (Romney's job on day one: Shut down all the Obama Phones)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
e.g., that the Roman Catholic Church recognized a bishop of Greenland in the 11th century, long before Columbus.

I believe that would be St Brendan.
12 posted on 10/19/2012 6:31:09 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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It’s a little known fact that the Vikings were some of the best glass blowers in the world. The best way to validate this spot as Viking is to look for small, glass figurines of seals, moose and elephants.


13 posted on 10/19/2012 6:31:27 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Voyage of St Brendan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan


14 posted on 10/19/2012 6:32:53 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Bk mk


15 posted on 10/19/2012 6:34:26 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Ignorance is bliss- I'm stoked)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Yep, there was a bishop in Gardar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gar%C3%B0ar,_Greenland

There is an intriguing mention of Erik, the bishop of Gardar, sailing to Vinland in 1121, but nothing more was ever heard from him.


16 posted on 10/19/2012 6:40:23 PM PDT by Claud
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To: cripplecreek; blam
Given the way vikings traveled in boats specifically designed to go far up rivers I wouldn’t be surprised if they made it well into the great lakes region.

There is some compelling evidence that the so-called Kensington Runestone in Minnesota represents what was almost the deepest incursion into North America by Viking explorers.

Associated with this find are some sites in Lake Winnipeg which these explorers would've traversed (via Hudson's Bay, Churchill River, Lake Winnipeg, thence the Red River into Dakota/Minnesota country). Plus, we are presented with a genetic source for tyhe blonde hair and blue eyes that Lewis & Clark found in the Mandan tribe.

I've pinged blam to the thread since he authored an extensive thread on the Kensington Runestone here on FR and could post a link for us.

Moreover, I discovered a striking image of a Viking longship, complete with extended prow, square sail and a row of oars, with round shields mounted along the deck rails at Three Rivers Petroglyphs near Tularosa, NM back in 1966.

I'm not saying the Vikings ever got there...but stories about their boats certainly did.

17 posted on 10/19/2012 6:41:05 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA; Ignorance on parade.)
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To: cripplecreek
I believe that would be St Brendan.

Actually that is an interesting, but different and earlier story clouded in mystery and may or may not have anything to do with Greenland. I typed hastily, but the first recognized bishop of Greenland, Arnald, appears to be from the early twelfth century (1124 A.D.). What I thought especially interesting, if I remember vague memories, is that the Roman Catholic Church in Rome was aware of his presence in Greenland at this time.
18 posted on 10/19/2012 6:41:18 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands (Mitt Romney is a handbasket driver. I refuse to ride.)
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To: Gil4

Please call me a Berserker American. Or else.


19 posted on 10/19/2012 6:42:56 PM PDT by DManA
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To: okie01

Yeah, I think there was far more traveling going on but not a lot of written history being kept. Written history and record keeping was mostly a southern European thing.

Look how the tribes spread all across the vast south pacific to places as far away as Hawaii and Easter Island.


20 posted on 10/19/2012 6:52:16 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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