Christian Krohg, Leiv Eriksson oppdager Amerika (Leif Eriksson Discovers America), 1893
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Thanks to the sagas, it has long been known that Vikings reached the North American continent about 1000 AD. But not until the 1960s did archaeological evidence emerge in Newfoundland, Canada to corroborate the written accounts. Read more …
Iceland by torchlight: Icelanders riot for debt relief -- and win!
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If anyone still doubts the existence of a Liberal Mindset, or that it is not just a harmless tic but so, well, wrong as to position its bearer 180 degrees off from reality Read more …
The Medieval Norse on Baffin Island
Christian Krohg, Leiv Eriksson oppdager Amerika (Leif Eriksson Discovers America), 1893
2,106 words
Thanks to the sagas, it has long been known that Vikings reached the North American continent about 1000 AD. But not until the 1960s did archaeological evidence emerge in Newfoundland, Canada to corroborate the written accounts. Read more …