The Vikings Who Beat Columbus to America
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Is It a Colonial Settlement in Greenland?
Lancomero is the furthest west most point of that norse expansion as well. It was not a possibility to actually expand is colonists all the way there. Theyre they're sort of temporary camps for specific reasons, which i think is quite remarkable over that distance. And can you say a little bit more about the reason for their settlement? I mean, the reason lancomero's existence is, i think, it's not colonization. It is exploration of what would be useful to use in greenland.
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