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.
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1966
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66486 |
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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