Date of Award
Spring 2001
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Committee Director
Kathy Pearson
Committee Member
Annette Finley-Croswhite
Committee Member
Douglas Greene
Call Number for Print
Special Collections LD4331.H47 A53 2001
Abstract
It is now generally accepted that Columbus was not the first white European to have visited or attempted colonization of North America. It is also generally accepted that the only hard evidence available on the subject suggests that Norse settlers made the first attempt around 1000 CE. The term most often associated with the Norse settlement in question is "Vinland." However, several scholars are unwilling to associate Vinland with the location of the relevant archaeological find at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Utilizing an analysis of the two sagas that refer to the settlement and an authentication of the cartographical evidence, this study will attempt to reconcile literature, archaeology and geography.
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DOI
10.25777/k3j4-gt32
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Clifford W..
"The Search for Vinland: Reconciling Literature and Archaeology"
(2001). Master of Arts (MA), Thesis, History, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/k3j4-gt32
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/history_etds/52