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In Search of First Contact: The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery

Book information

Publisher
Duke University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780822395539
DOI
10.1515/9780822395539
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3181761 bytes)
Pages
448\445
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 12:51:53

Description

A radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas, considering what the they reveal about native peoples, and how they contribute to the debate about whether Leif Eiriksson or Christopher Columbus should be credited as the first "discoverer" of America.

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