I am more interested in whether there is any way of find a connection between Columbus and the Vikings. I've read stories before about how Columbus went to Norway and got info there about the Viking exploration. But what I've read just seemed like wild speculation then. Something more solid would have been nice.
The reason why that is relevant is that the Viking discovery of America is of no significance if it didn't help European discovery in any way. If the knowledge was completely lost then it had not influence on history. A failed settlement in Canada which nobody ever learned about makes no difference whether it happened or not.
From what we know thus far it caused no technology transfer to the native americans and there is no proof it advanced european discovery in any way.
I am Norwegian, so I kind of have a vested interest in seeing something that gives the Viking discovery some sort of purpose.
The reason why that is relevant is that the Viking discovery of America is of no significance if it didn't help European discovery in any way. If the knowledge was completely lost then it had not influence on history. A failed settlement in Canada which nobody ever learned about makes no difference whether it happened or not.
From what we know thus far it caused no technology transfer to the native americans and there is no proof it advanced european discovery in any way.
I am Norwegian, so I kind of have a vested interest in seeing something that gives the Viking discovery some sort of purpose.