... Canada, and it is rich in geographical data. The author devotes a full half of the book to background material, such as an analysis of the principal Norse sagas, and an evaluation of early maps and manuscripts. Friis’ translation from the Norwegian is smooth, and the work is highly readable. Many superb...

...U.L. North America from Earliest Discovery to First Settlements: The Norse Voyages to 1612 . By Quinn David B. . New York , 1978 . Harper and Row . Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xvii , 621 . Cloth . $15.00 . Copyright 1979 by Duke University Press...

... of evidence. The first is the prominence of Hvitramannaland in the Norse sagas; it is actually mentioned more often than Vinland. The second is the recent archaeological discovery of Helge and Anne Ingstad at the Strait of Belle Isle. Because of carbon dating and extensive evidence of ironworking, an activity...

..., but these are two of the best. They both end at about the same date, but Scammell’s has a wider range and a longer time span. He has four chapters on, respectively, the Norse, the Hanse, the Venetians, and the Genoese, before grappling with the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and French oceanic empires...

... are supplemented by a chronology of discovery (from 874-1550 A.D.), a few quotes from six documents (ranging from Norse sagas to Bishop Las Casas), a bibliography, and an index. La découverte de l’amérique is the most recent volume in the French series published by Flammarion. The collection deals...

... is a series of short works devoted to the mythologies of ancient peoples. Volumes include the Greeks, the Romans, the Norse, the Celts, and, in this book representing the New World, the Aztecs and Maya of Middle America. The series is geared to a general audience, and it emphasizes the content of the myths...

... have been visited by the Phoenicians. His evidence here is too weak to permit a separation of fact and fiction. The case made for St. Brendan of Ireland is only a trifle stronger. The pace quickens with the Norse entries. After a brief treatment of the highly suspect Heavener (Oklahoma) Runestone...

... with a discussion of the medieval world, a chapter on the Irish and Norse navigations, and another on Portuguese voyages— those important forerunners to later trans-Atlantic journeys—before relating and evaluating the voyages and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus and those who followed him to the New World...

..., and the American Museum of Natural History all agreed unequivocally was Norse and pre-Columbian. 37 Morison, in “The Earliest Colonial Policy Toward America: That of Columbus,” 38 has written a documented study in which he finds the source of Columbus’ ideas in the acquaintance the Admiral had...