Painted Sketch for "The Visit of the Vikings" Parade Float
Medieval Norse sagas contain accounts of Viking journeys to mainland North America. Long after this float was created, archeologists in the 1960sunearthed evidence of a Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/maine200_parade_floats/100...
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Portland Public Library Digital Commons
1920
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/maine200_parade_floats/3 https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/context/maine200_parade_floats/article/1002/type/native/viewcontent |
Summary: | Medieval Norse sagas contain accounts of Viking journeys to mainland North America. Long after this float was created, archeologists in the 1960sunearthed evidence of a Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/maine200_parade_floats/1002/thumbnail.jpg |
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