Project Gutenberg 2011-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 72 Slafter, Edmund F. (Edmund Farwell) 1816 1906 Slafter, Edmund Farwell 04001351 The Discovery of America by the Northmen, 985-1015 Produced by David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Discovery of America by the Northmen, 985-1015" by Edmund F. Slafter is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the early expeditions of the Norse explorers, particularly those undertaken by Leif Erikson and his contemporaries, to the North American continent nearly a millennium ago. It delves into the rich yet often debated history surrounding these voyages, highlighting their significance in the broader narrative of American discovery. In this discourse, the author recounts the voyages of key Northmen, such as Leif Erikson, who led expeditions to new lands identified as Vineland, Helluland, and Markland as they explored the coastlines during the turn of the first millennium. Slafter discusses the geographical descriptions provided in the sagas, which may correspond to parts of modern-day Canada and the United States. Through a combination of narrative and critical analysis, he examines the lingering questions about the authenticity of these accounts and the evidence for any lasting Norse settlements. The book explains that while there is little concrete archaeological evidence of these explorations, the sagas and traditional narratives provide a foundation upon which interest in Norse exploration is built, while also emphasizing the uncertainty and challenges involved in deciphering these ancient historical accounts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en America -- Discovery and exploration -- Norse E011 Text Travel Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 76001 76010 2024-09-15T07:09:29.531242 2023-09-15T12:35:00.269971 text/html text/html 72681 2021-01-07T16:38:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 30793 2021-01-07T16:38:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 90680 2024-09-15T07:09:32.976218 application/epub+zip 90731 2024-09-15T07:09:30.824232 application/epub+zip 87095 2024-09-15T07:09:30.012213 application/epub+zip 240099 2024-09-15T07:09:34.587218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231991 2024-09-15T07:09:32.436207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218707 2022-09-16T11:01:51.415270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66507 66288 2024-09-15T07:09:29.310249 2023-09-15T12:35:00.072987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66389 2021-01-07T16:38:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25124 2021-01-07T16:38:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 66393 2021-01-07T16:38:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25104 2021-01-07T16:38:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20119 2024-09-15T07:09:34.717200 application/rdf+xml 19014 2024-09-15T07:09:30.354267 image/jpeg 4141 2024-09-15T07:09:30.184236 image/jpeg 90880 2024-09-15T07:09:29.541238 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog