The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen / Illustrated by Translations from Icelandic Sagas
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This book provides a fascinating account of the pre-Columbian discovery of America by the Northmen as revealed in the Icelandic Sagas. The author presents new translations and interpretations of these texts, shedding light on the Norse voyages to North America and their interactions with the Native peoples of the continent. Illustrated with maps and images, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of the Americas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in...
Chapters (218)
- THE PRE-COLUMBIAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- PRE-COLUMBIAN DISCOVERY.
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION.
- HISTORIC FANCIES.
- THE SEA OF DARKNESS.
- THE PHENICIANS.
- JUBA'S EXPEDITION.
- TRADITIONS.
- THE NORTHMEN.
- THE COLONIZATION OF ICELAND.
- THE SETTLEMENT OF GREENLAND.
- THE PROGRESS OF THE GREENLAND COLONIES.
- THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH.
- MONUMENTS AND RUINS.
- EXPLORATIONS IN GREENLAND.
- THE DECLINE OF GREENLAND.
- LOST GREENLAND FOUND.
- THE CHARACTER AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE NORTHMEN.
- THE SHIPS OF THE NORTHMEN.
- THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
- THE LITERATURE OF ICELAND.
- THE NARRATIVES.
- THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE NARRATIVES.
- THE ABSENCE OF MONUMENTS AND REMAINS.
- PRE-COLUMBIAN DISCOVERY.
- I. FRAGMENTS FROM LANDNAMA-BOK.
- II. THE COLONIZATION OF GREENLAND.
- FIRST NARRATIVE.
- The Baptism of Leif the Fortunate.
- SECOND NARRATIVE.
- THIRD NARRATIVE.
- III. THE VOYAGE OF BIARNE.
- FIRST NARRATIVE.
- SECOND NARRATIVE.
- IV. LEIF'S VOYAGE TO VINLAND.
- SECOND NARRATIVE.
- THIRD NARRATIVE.
- V. THORVALD ERICSON'S EXPEDITION.
- VI. THORSTEIN ERICSON'S ATTEMPT TO FIND VINLAND.
- VII. THORFINN KARLSEFNE'S EXPEDITION TO VINLAND.
- NARRATIVE OF THORFINN KARLSEFNE.
- THE ACCOUNT OF THORFINN.
- THIRD NARRATIVE.
- VIII. THE VOYAGE OF FREYDIS, HELGE AND FINBOGE.
- MINOR NARRATIVES.
- I. ARE MARSON IN HVITRAMANNA-LAND.
- II. BIÖRN ASBRANDSON.
- III. GUDLEIF GUDLAUGSON.
- IV. ALLUSIONS TO VOYAGES FOUND IN ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS.
- V. GEOGRAPHICAL FRAGMENTS.
- A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WHOLE EARTH.
- FROM GRIPLA.
- FOOTNOTES:
- INDEX.
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