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Blam, if you have a ping list for stuff like this, I'd like to be on it.

New England and Canada have suspected Viking settlements and artifacts, some I have visited, but experts say there's not enough evidence.

23 posted on 09/30/2002 4:23:04 PM PDT by Lady Jag

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Gods, Graves, Glyphs

27 posted on 09/30/2002 4:31:21 PM PDT by blam

"New England and Canada have suspected Viking settlements and artifacts..."

The Viking presence at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland is well-established. This is a Norse settlement from around 1000 AD. See http://www.parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/parks/newfoundland/anse_meadows/anse_meadows_e.htm

Norse artifacts were also found on Baffin Island.
http://www.academicpress.com/inscight/05052000/graphb.htm

The visit of Prince Henry Sinclair of Orkney to the New World in 1398 is less well-established. He was of the Scottish and Norwegian nobility. The carving of the Westford Knight in Westford, Massachusetts is attributed to his voyage. Not proven but a fascinating story...
http://home.rochester.rr.com/sitaspell/links/westknight.htm
http://www.tartans.com/articles/famscots/sinclairh.html

39 posted on 09/30/2002 4:59:12 PM PDT by omega4412

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