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AMB -> off topic Lief Eriksen day (10/8/2012 6:52 PM)

See you are here Mr Cox Oct 9th is Lief Ericson day here the USA ,and almost unknown here he was here on North American shores 500 years prior to Columbus, really have not figured out Columbus Day ,it is not correct from a standpoint of History, my mother is of Danish descent martin



Mr Cox -> RE: off topic Lief Eriksen day (10/8/2012 7:00 PM)

Yes, the vikings were travelling a lot, in open boats, and knew how to navigate using the stars, true sailors.

Columbus on the otherhand thought that he was in India, talk about missoriented...
It is all about marketing though, then as now I guess.



qazimoto -> RE: off topic Lief Eriksen day (10/8/2012 7:05 PM)


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ORIGINAL: AMB

See you are here Mr Cox Oct 9th is Lief Ericson day here the USA ,and almost unknown here he was here on North American shores 500 years prior to Columbus, really have not figured out Columbus Day ,it is not correct from a standpoint of History, my mother is of Danish descent martin



It was the Irishman Saint Brendan who first voyaged to America 500 years before Ericson's supposed visit.

[:)]



AMB -> RE: off topic Lief Eriksen day (10/8/2012 7:24 PM)

Well an other player , yes legend has it he did, it sure as hell was not Columbus martin



AMB -> RE: off topic Lief Eriksen day (10/8/2012 10:19 PM)

Well if North America was not in the "way" he would have been



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