November 27, 2004 10:22AM
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> L'Anse aux Meadow (did I get the darned name right
> this time?). This however seems to have been an
> outpost of the main colony which remains
> undiscovered.
Why do you think this? L'Anse Aux Meadows is a decent enough fit given the KNOWN inaccuracies in the Norse accounts.... I've never heard any convincing argument for there being another, larger, settlement.
Any cites?
Nope. I'm just remembering some article or another. L'Anse does seem a little small for a serious attempt at colonization, however it is obvious that the Norse presence in North America was brief and had no lasting impact; except literary of course.
> The Vinland Map is in short, totally redundant
> as well as questionable as evidence. Why are they
> still beating this dead horse?
Eh, my personal opinion is that it's a case of alternate history advocates trying to push for a greater Norse presence on ALL fronts (Kensington & misc other runestones, Rhode Island tower, Vinland Map, etc), hoping that greater acceptance of one will spill over to others.
That's probably it. Personally I would be *extremely* surprised if good evidence is ever found of a Norse presence outside the Northeast Seaboard.
Needless to say the Kensington stone et-al do *not* constitute good evidence!
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