The Sources of the Vinland Map

Suggests that the accuracy of Greenland and Vinland contours can be explained in the existence of a distinct Greenlandic tradition which was entirely unaffected by the Icelandic accounts; that Eric Gnupson, Bishop of Greenland, or one of his Greenlandic informants supplied the information.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Haugen, Einar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
Subjects:
Deglaciation
Glaciation
Sea level
Sparbo
Cape
region
Nunavut
Skogn
Greenland
Arctic
greenlandic
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66486
Description
Summary:Suggests that the accuracy of Greenland and Vinland contours can be explained in the existence of a distinct Greenlandic tradition which was entirely unaffected by the Icelandic accounts; that Eric Gnupson, Bishop of Greenland, or one of his Greenlandic informants supplied the information.

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