The discovery of L' Ans aux Meadows proved that the Vikings beat Columbus to the new world, but it was never certain when they got here.
It is still unknown how early they discovered North America, but an interesting new dendochronology study looked at tree rings of timber fragments found at the site, and looked for specific patterns of tree ring growth that resulted from solar radiation events with known dates.
Long story short, the new study of timber fragments from L' Ans aux Meadows establishes that the trees were cut down in 1021 A.D. - exactly 1,000 years ago.
45 years before William the Conqueror landed in England, Vikings were living in North America. Pretty cool.
If you think that is cool, I gather you are not familiar with the Runestone found outside of Alexandria Minnesota, in 1898. That precludes Scandanavians in Newfoundland, as far inland as Minnesota. Here is a 8 min video on youtube about the Runestone Museum in Alexandria MN...
I've read things several times in the past also about Viking Ruins or Evidence of Presence in Oklahoma from the same time period.
and I trace our family roots as far back as those Vikings who came to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, who were given plenty of land by William for their service in what is now Ipswichshire.
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The Vikings have been here that long and still never won a Super Bowl ?
That didn't take long LOL!
If the current Vikings showed up on the fields wearing horned helmets, carrying shields and using swords and axes like their predecessors, they would have a chance.
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and I trace our family roots as far back as those Vikings who came to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, who were given plenty of land by William for their service in what is now Ipswichshire.
Does this mean I’m in line for some $$$? Reparations and all that? My own indigenous treaty? Hunt game whenever, wherever I want? Do I get my own sovereign land? What about a Holiday? I want answers!
Interesting to note that the first French explorers (Champlain) noted the European features the Indians on the east coast of Canada had, in comparison to those of the interior. The Vikings were clearly here for sometime, then absorbed into the various Indian bands. It is safe to say the same thing happened elsewhere in North America, likely the west coast of North America. Mariner's lost at sea or walking the land bridge into NA.
45 years before William the Conqueror landed in England, Vikings were living in North America. Pretty cool.
And they STILL haven't won a Super Bowl!
different Vikings... those were African Vikings, who came to Minnesota and set up a Football team... and collect welfare under a dozen different identities during the off season...
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
Interesting to note that the first French explorers (Champlain) noted the European features the Indians on the east coast of Canada had, in comparison to those of the interior. The Vikings were clearly here for sometime, then absorbed into the various Indian bands. It is safe to say the same thing happened elsewhere in North America, likely the west coast of North America. Mariner's lost at sea or walking the land bridge into NA.
supposingly, it was either Jamestown or Plymouth Rock, that they were greeted by some Indians that spoke English..
Story goes that they had traded regularly with English owned ships, passing thru those waters...
on the other hand, I am remembering this from like 5th grade history class..
so the teacher could have just been pulling a fast one.....
but there were blue eyed "indians" on the East Side of Chesapeake Bay, who did speak English, that were found after Jamestown was settled in 1607.
They were the remains of those that Settled at Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina, intermixed with the Indians and migrated to the Chesapeake Bay area. When the first people returned to what was Roanoke Island settlement, all the found was the word Croatan carved on a tree, and the site was in shambles... Croatan was the local Indian tribe in that area of what is now Virginia and NE North Carolina...
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
Interesting to note that the first French explorers (Champlain) noted the European features the Indians on the east coast of Canada had, in comparison to those of the interior. The Vikings were clearly here for sometime, then absorbed into the various Indian bands. It is safe to say the same thing happened elsewhere in North America, likely the west coast of North America. Mariner's lost at sea or walking the land bridge into NA.
My Mom is around 60 percent of a West coast tribe, what I thought was interesting was there was 3 percent Mongol in her ancestry. If I did the math right the Mongols would of been on the West coast not all that long ago historically speaking.
So how did they prove Vikings cut down the tree and not Native Americans... or others?
Good question. Apparently the timber pieces were found in an archeological layer of other finds that were definitively Viking, and the wood fragments showed evidence of having been worked with steel edges.
So how did they prove Vikings cut down the tree and not Native Americans... or others?
Good question. Apparently the timber pieces were found in an archeological layer of other finds that were definitively Viking, and the wood fragments showed evidence of having been worked with steel edges.
The Vikings had better axes than the Natives. I figured they looked at the fragments and could tell what they were chopped with. Stone vs Steel. That’s my best guess, anyways. 😬
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
45 years before William the Conqueror landed in England, Vikings were living in North America. Pretty cool.
And they STILL haven't won a Super Bowl!
different Vikings... those were African Vikings, who came to Minnesota and set up a Football team... and collect welfare under a dozen different identities during the off season...
LMAO. That’s some funny schitt right there! 👍🏻
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
So how did they prove Vikings cut down the tree and not Native Americans... or others?
Good question. Apparently the timber pieces were found in an archeological layer of other finds that were definitively Viking, and the wood fragments showed evidence of having been worked with steel edges.
The Vikings had better axes than the Natives. I figured they looked at the fragments and could tell what they were chopped with. Stone vs Steel. That’s my best guess, anyways. 😬
before someone like JimboinTnn or Suckermore says "You dummy, that was 1000 years ago. Sheesh. 
