The Vikings Who Beat Columbus to America
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Vinland of the Sagas
There was a lot of disbelief in what heinso had found. The buildings, architecturally, you can see immediately that they are of the same type as you find in iceland and greenland in the early eleventh century. They are built of sod over a wooden frame. But there was thisbelief because no other professionals had gone there. It was so difficult and so remote that people didn't bother even checking up. Eventually it was recognized that, yes, really is a note sit. That's from the sagas, isn't it? Yes.
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