Mysteries of the far north : the secret history of the Vikings in Greenland and North America /
Jacques Privat ; Translated by Jon E. Graham ; Foreword by Claude Lecouteux.
Bok Engelsk 2023
| Originaltittel | [ Arctique Scandinave Medieval. .] English
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| Omfang | x, 438 s. : : ill.
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| Opplysninger | This book is based on the author's 1997 Ph.D. dissertation L'Arctique Scandinave Medieval, Terre Isolee ou Pole D'Attraction? -- Title page verso.. - "Presents evidence of early Norse settlement in Greenland and North America. Explores in depth how Greenland and its surroundings were inhabited for nearly 5 centuries by two Nordic colonies, Vestri-bygd and Eystri-bygd. Shares extensive evidence from the still-living indigenous oral tradition of the Far North as well as surviving sculptural art to show how the Vikings and the Inuit formed a harmonious community. Examines ancient maps and other cartography, such as the 15th-century Martin Behaim globe, as well as explorers' records of their voyages"--
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| ISBN | 9781644114476
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