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The Vinland sagas: Two versions of the Norse voyage to America
Centuries before the European voyages of "discovery," people from Viking societies reached North America. This memory was preserved in two very different sagas, two very different versions of the Norse exploration and settlement of North America.3 months ago — Culture and religion -
Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir: Trader, pilgrim, and traveler between worlds
In an era where many people ventured little further over the course of their lives, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir earned the moniker "the Far Traveled."6 months ago — History -
Ahead of the current: Vikings in the New World
Centuries before Christopher Columbus set off the troubled and bloody period known as the European "Age of Exploration," people from Viking societies had been there first.2 years ago — History
