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(NORSE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.)
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Preface by J. W. Buel |
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Introduction by Arthur M. Reeves |
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CHAPTER I. |
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Early Fragmentary References to Wineland |
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Wineland the Good Found |
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CHAPTER II. |
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The Saga of Eric the Red |
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Eric the Red finds Greenland |
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Saga of Karselfni |
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Concerning Thorbion |
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Christianity is Introduced into Greenland |
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Thorstein Weds Gudrid, Apparitions Appear |
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Funeral Rites Among the Greenlanders |
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Beginning of the Wineland Voyages |
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Karlsefni Explores the Coast South of Vinland |
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The First Settlement in America |
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How a Woman Vanquished the Natives |
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Thorvald Killed by the Skrellings |
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Ireland the Great, or White Man's Land |
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Birth of the First White Child in America |
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CHAPTER III. |
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Wineland History of the Flatey Book |
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History of the Flatey Book |
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CHAPTER IV. |
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Translations from the Flatey Book |
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Story of Eric the Red and other Voyagers |
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Eric Founds a Settlement in America |
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A Country Abounding with Grapes |
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Thorvald goes to Wineland |
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An Engagement with the Natives |
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Thorstein Dies in the Western Settlement |
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A Plague Visits Greenland |
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Voyages of Thorfinn and His Companions |
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Karlsefni Visits Leif's Booths in America |
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Freydis Murders two Men and five Women |
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Death of Gudrid, Father of Snorre (Snorri) |
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CHAPTER V. |
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Wineland in the Icelandic Annals |
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Bishop of Greenland goes to Wineland |
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The Church Fathers in the New World |
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Last Historic Reference to Wineland |
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CHAPTER VI. |
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Notices of Doubtful Value |
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The Wonderful Story of Biorn |
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Evidences of Irish Occupation of America |
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Difficulty in Locating "Newland" |
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Sagas that Puzzle Historians |
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CHAPTER VII. |
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Publication of the Wineland Discovery |
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Adam of Bremen Writes of Wineland |
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First Printed Theory Concerning Wineland |
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Arni Magnusson's Collection of Manuscripts |
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Sagas of which their Accuracy is Confirmed |
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Prof. Storm's Treatise upon the Wineland Discovery |
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Notes Explanatory of Prof. Reeves' Text |
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Arguments and Evidences Respecting the Wineland Discovery |
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Introduction to a Study of Icelandic Records |
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Scalds and Sagamen in Icelandic Literature |
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Establishment of Law in Iceland |
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Origin of the Saga |
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Records of Great Deeds Preserved by Skalds |
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Important Position Held by the Skalds |
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Preservation of Ancient Traditions |
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Second Period of Icelandic Literature |
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Purpose served by Skaldic Verse |
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Subjects Treated by the Sagamen |
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Passion for Travel among Icelanders |
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Arne Magnussen (Arni Magnusson) the Learned |
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Third Period in Icelandic Literature |
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Effect of Christianity's Introduction |
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Importance of the Islendingabok |
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Link that Connects the Written and Oral Annals |
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First of Icelandic Historians |
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Chronology of the Historical Sagas |
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Last Period of Icelandic Literature |
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Decline of Literary Ambition |
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Rise of Romance and Chivalry |
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The Genealogist Succeeds the Skald |
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Saga of Eric the Red. |
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Discovery and Colonization of Greenland |
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Bjarne Seeks out Greenland |
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Bjarne is Driven upon Strange Shores |
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Results of Bjarne's Voyage |
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Columbus and the Norse Navigators |
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Voyage of Leif Erikson. |
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Leif Discovers America |
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Leif's Description of the New World |
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He builds (booths) houses in the New Country |
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Lief Rescues a Shipwrecked Crew |
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Thorvald Repairs to Vinland |
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His Fatal Encounter with the Natives |
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Voyage of Thorstein Erikson |
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Death of Grimhild |
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The Heimskringla Record of the Vineland Discovery |
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The Saga of Thorfin Karlsefni. |
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His Voyage to Greenland |
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Leif Erikson Entertains Karlsefni |
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Settlement in Vinland by Karlsefni |
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Description of the New Country |
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Karlsefni Explores the Country South |
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The First Year Spent in America |
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A Battle with the Skrellings |
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Another Settlement Founded in America |
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In the Land of the Mysterious Unipeds |
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The Posterity of Karlsefni |
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Voyage of Freydis, Erik's Daughter (translation). |
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Frequency of Voyages between Iceland and Vinland |
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Discord among the Vinland Colonists |
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Murderous Frenzy of Freydis |
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The Mansur Wood of Vinland |
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Geographical Notices and Comments on the Saga Records |
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Inscriptive Evidences of the Discovery |
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The Dighton Writing Rock |
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Analogy between Dighton and other Inscriptions |
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Runic Stone at Kingikvrsaak |
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Voyages in the Thirteenth Century |
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Norse Discoveries in the Arctic Regions |
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Navigation as a Science among Norsemen |
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Extensive Commerce with many Nations |
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Cause of the Hegira from Norway |
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Minor Narratives of the Vinland Discovery |
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Translations from the Saga of Tryggvason |
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Colonization of Great Ireland |
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Translation of the Bjorn (Bjarne) Legend |
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Remarkable Story of Thorvald |
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A Plot laid to kill Bjorn |
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Critical Examination of the Testimony |
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Voyage of Gudleif to New Ireland |
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The White Chief sends a Message |
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Great Ireland a part of America |
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Indian Traditions of White Men |
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Evidence Presented by Ancient Charts |
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Traces of Irish Origin among Indians |
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Language Affinities between Indian and Celtic |
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Cortez writes of a Strange White People |
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Kind of Vessels used by the Irish |
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Druids and Gauls of Caesar's Time |
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How the Celtic Settlers Reached America |
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Similarity between Mexican and Egyptian Monuments |
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By HON. R. B. ANDERSON. |
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CHAPTER I. |
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Recapitulation of early Voyages and Discoveries |
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Locating the Norse Settlement in America |
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A Boston Monument to Leif Erikson |
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Remarkable Find made by Prof. Horsford |
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Remains of Canals Dug by Norse Settlers |
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Inscription on Horsford's Commemorative Tower |
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Finding the Foundations of a Norse House |
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Prof. Anderson's Opinion of Norumbega |
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CHAPTER II. |
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Norse Voyages in the Tenth and following Centuries |
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Inducements to Settle Vinland |
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The Catholic Church in Vinland |
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CHAPTER III. |
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Columbus and the Norsemen |
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Credibility of Authorities Quoted |
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Columbus heard the Story of the Discovery |
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A Leif Erikson Commemorative National Festival |
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CHAPTER IV. |
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Discovery of America by the Irish |
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Authorities Respecting the Irish Discovery |
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A Mystery that may not be Revealed |
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Geography of Pre-Columbian America |