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The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America, Ca. A.D. 1000-1500
Published in Paperback by Stanford Univ Pr (1997)
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A great "whodunit" regarding the lost Greenland colonies.
Was it the Thule Eskimos attacking the Norse Greenland colonies which cause these groups of hardy descendants of Vikings to fall off the map of the North Atlantic after 1408? Was it changes in climate that caused them to move? Where then did they go? Was it the fishing vessels of unfriendly foreign powers or neglect from the homeland which cause these settlements to fail? This well-written scholarly work is difficult to put down as it traces the Greenland colonies from their establishment through their explorations of North America until their existance was "forgotten" by the Western World. Drawing on the latest works in archeology, medieval studies, and related scientific fields, this book provides illuminating insight into a unique culture on the edge of the known world and its final destiny.
An excellent and up-to-date work on a fascinating story
The story of Norse Greenland, the settlement at the end of the earth, and its disappearance, has fascinated scholars and laypeople for 500 years.
Kirsten Seaver has produced the best and most readable work on the subject in 50 years, incorporating the large amount of very recent study being done in the field with acute insight and a clear narrative.
(Although it means there is not much point in me writing my book on the subject :( )
The District Governor's Daughters
Published in Paperback by Dufour Editions (01 January, 1992)
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Gudrid's saga : roman
Published in Unknown Binding by Gyldendal norsk forlag ()
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Landet som falt av jorden : roman
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¢st i havet ligger Vester²y : roman
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