When Columbus claimed to have discovered America in 1492, and the Borgia Pope claimed it as a New World for Catholic. And, he argues, the name the Vikings gave to this New World was America. The first book to tackle the subject in forty years, the true extent of the Viking discovery and colonisation of the eastern seaboard of America is fully examined, taking into account the new archaeological, linguistic and DNA evidence which supplements the historic account. From New York’s Long Island to the Canadian High Arctic, the New World was a playground for Viking adventurers.
For four centuries or more, from their first visits around AD 1000 to the eve of the Columbus voyages, the Vikings explored and settled thousands of miles of the coasts and rivers of North America. In this groundbreaking new work by the author of The Early English Settlement of Orkney and Shetland, the true extent of the Viking discovery and colonization of the eastern seaboard of North America is fully examined, taking into account the new archaeological, linguistic, and DNA evidence that supplements the historic account. When Columbus claimed to have discovered America in 1492 and the Borgia pope declared it a New World for Catholic Spain, the Vatican started a five-hundred-year conspiracy to conceal the true story of Viking America. Taking the place of a sacrificial tribute to the king of Crete, Theseus used his wits and charm to convince the princess Ariadne and the famous inventor Daedalus to help him defeat the dreaded Minotaur, a hideous combination of man and bull that lived in a labrythine dungeon.Discover the evidence that Vikings walked on American soil-centuries before Columbus. He also survived several assassination attempts, including one by Medea, the famous witch-wife of Jason.ĭespite these adventures, it was on Crete that Theseus faced his greatest challenge. The son of a man, a woman, and the god Poseidon, he'd journey far across Ancient Greece, fighting numerous monsters including the Periphetes 'the clubber', the Crymmyon Sow, and the insane demigod, Procrustes 'the stretcher'. Replete with both classical and modern illustrations, this book is a concise exploration of one of the most enduring myths of Ancient Greece.Įven before Theseus descended into the labyrinth to face the Minotaur, he was already a famous hero and a veteran of many battles. in American ThoughtRyan White, The VikingsKidd Dafydd Graham-campbell. Graeme Davis draws upon the classic sources to retell the great myths and legends of Theseus, the founder-king of Athens, and backs this narrative with a factual examination of the myth, its variations, and its development over time.
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