Iceland, Greenland, Vinland. The discovery of America by the Vikings.
Arkhe| N° d'inventaire | 23543 |
| Format | 11 x 17 |
| Détails | 128 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782918682820 |
If you think America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, think again. The Norse populated Iceland as early as the 870s. From there, they colonized Greenland and landed on the wild coasts of Newfoundland and the isolated shores of Labrador, on the other side of the ocean. They were the first discoverers of the New World, all before the year 1000. From the astonishing riches of Iceland to the fall of Greenland's icy colonies, Régis Boyer delivers the extraordinary tale of a forgotten history: that of a prodigious migration of peoples from the North to the West.
In the company of Adam of Bremen, Eiríkr the Red and Leifr Eiríksson, this book takes us to the heart of the mysteries of the discovery of Vinland: "This island, beyond which there is no longer any habitable land in the Ocean. And where everything is covered with impassable ice and infinite darkness."
If you think America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, think again. The Norse populated Iceland as early as the 870s. From there, they colonized Greenland and landed on the wild coasts of Newfoundland and the isolated shores of Labrador, on the other side of the ocean. They were the first discoverers of the New World, all before the year 1000. From the astonishing riches of Iceland to the fall of Greenland's icy colonies, Régis Boyer delivers the extraordinary tale of a forgotten history: that of a prodigious migration of peoples from the North to the West.
In the company of Adam of Bremen, Eiríkr the Red and Leifr Eiríksson, this book takes us to the heart of the mysteries of the discovery of Vinland: "This island, beyond which there is no longer any habitable land in the Ocean. And where everything is covered with impassable ice and infinite darkness."