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The Norse Discovery of America
By Arthur Middleton Reeves
Length11h 15m
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"The Norse Discovery of America" is a collection of texts relating to the voyages of the Norse west to America. A thousand years ago, nearly half a millennium before Columbus, the Norse extended their explorations from Iceland and Greenland to the shores of Northeastern North America, and, possibly, beyond.
This volume from the Norroena collection contains all known sagas and documentary fragments which relate to this legendary exploration. It also contains analysis of the texts which should be read with a critical eye. While it is now certain that the Norse reached Nova Scotia, the claims in this book that they reached as far south as Boston--not to mention Georgia or South Carolina--are still controversial. There is also tangential discussion of whether the Irish managed to get to America prior to the Norse, an even more contentious assertion.
Regardless, the texts in this three-part volume open up a window into a vivid era, and give glimpses of religion, society and travel in the period when the Norse were actively exploring the North Atlantic. They contain one of the only detailed descriptions of a pagan women's divination ritual, and deal with the expansion of Christianity from both sides. There are bone-chilling stories of disease, murder and jealousy in the small communities on the leading edge of Viking colonization. Reading these sagas inspires deep understanding of the life and motivations of the Scandinavian sea rovers and respect for their accomplishments in the field of exploration.
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GenreHistory, Children's Literature, Travel
Length11 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 7, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2Introduction
3BOOK 1. ARGUMENTS AND PROOFS THAT SUPPORT THE CLAIM OF NORSE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
4Chapter 1. Early Fragmentary References To Wineland
5Chapter 2. The Saga Of Eric The Red
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6Chapter 3. The Wineland History Of The Flatey Book
7Chapter 4. A Brief History Of Eric The Red
8Chapter 5. Wineland In The Icelandic Annals
9Chapter 6. Notices Of Doubtful Value; Fictions
10Chapter 7. The Publication Of The Discovery
11BOOK 2. ICELANDIC RECORDS
12Introduction To A Study Of Icelandic Records
13Second Period
14Third Period
15Last Period
16Saga Of Erik The Red
17Voyage Of Leif Erikson
18Saga Of Thorfinn Karlsefne
19Voyage Of Freydis, Helgi And Finnbogi
20Geographical Notices In Ancient Icelandic Mss
21Monuments And Inscriptions
22Minor Narratives
23Voyage Of Gudleif Gudlaugson To Great Ireland
24BOOK 3. THE NORSEMEN IN AMERICA
25Chapter 1. Norumbega
26Chapter 2. Norse Voyages In The Tenth And Following Centuries
27Chapter 3. Columbus And The Norsemen
28Chapter 4. Discovery Of America By The Irish
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