Archaeologists find legendary Icelandic home

Quad-City Times ^ | 9/15/2002 | Quad-City Times Wire Services

[lepton]

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[Constitution Day]

It's a Monty Python reference.

[Neckbone]

Swedes discovered America?

Iceland and Sweden are entirely different countries, each with its own unique culture. As with each of the Scandinavian countries (except maybe the Faroe Islands and Finland) there are similarities, sure, but they are quite different.

[Neckbone]

My big complaint with the "experts" is there were numerous voyages with hundreds of people over hundreds of years and they're claiming that a single family just had to have lived in a specific house. Sure.

I think it's just an example of the whole "Washington slept here" syndrome where people are always eager to assign historical signifigance to any given noun.

I've found in my travels in Iceland that, for the architectural reasons cited in the article, you really have to squint to see what's being references at various ancient sites throughout the country. One exception is a really cool dig that's in progress right in downtown Reykjavik where they've discovered a Viking compound (under about 2 meters of earth).

[Neckbone]

Lovely plumage, the Norwegian Blue.

[Constitution Day]

Remarkable bird, itn'it, squire?

[Constitution Day]

Sorry, I hadn't eaten lunch when I posted my 1st response.
Now I remember that part of the sketch... my bad!

CD

[Mike Darancette]

Where I live there is the Virginia Dare Winery named for supposedly the first European born in America (1587). I wonder if the Winery will change it's name to Snorri Thorfinnsson Wines.

[SteveH]

Where I live there is the Virginia Dare Winery named for supposedly the first European born in America (1587). I wonder if the Winery will change it's name to Snorri Thorfinnsson Wines.

Well, if it doesn't, then it sounds like an opportunity knocking (at least if one is in Newfoundland and has or can start a winery :-)

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Davenport was settled by Norwegians ?

[beowolf]

Beo, don't look now, but I think you're in trouble. :)

Neighbor envy...what are ya gonna do? First they didn't like the indoor plumbimg, said I was being 'uppity'...now this!-)

[xJones]

Well, you can forget the property taxes now, you're toast.

[Beowulf9]

LOL!