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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: VAN-VIR |
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VINLAND (Old Norse, Vinland, i.e. Vineland or Wineland) , some region on the eastern coast
century . The word first appeared in print
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island (or country) in that ocean discovered by many, which is called Vinland, because of the wild grapes [rites
grain unsown grows there abundantly [fruges ibi non seminatas abundare] is not a fabulous fancy, but is based on trustworthy accounts of the Danes." This passage offers important corroboration of the Icelandic accounts of the Vinland voyages, and is, furthermore, interesting " as the only undoubted reference to Vinland in a medieval book written beyond the limits of the Scandinavian world " (Flake). Adam'sEnd of Article: VINLAND (Old Norse, Vinland, i.e. Vineland or Wineland) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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