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@@ -77,14 +77,32 @@ persecution."[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] He would later repeat this pattern of
 interest and monument construction in Massachusetts.
 
 It'd be nice to include a bit about how Horsford came about the myth here. Also
-whether it was Norumbega or the Viking sagas he learned about first.
+whether it was Norumbega or the Viking sagas he learned about first. -- After
+more research, seems like he was interested in Vikings first and only later
+made the connection to Norumbega.
 
 Horsford did not take up the myth unchanged, however. He became convinced the
 city of Norumbega was the remains of a Norse settlement.
 
-Write summary of the dedication of the statue of Lief Ericsson[@HorsDisc87]
+In 1887,[@HorsDisc87, 10] Horsford unveiled "Leif, the Discoverer;" a large bronze
+statue of the viking Leif Ericsson,[@GuttVal18, 86] who was known at the time
+as the first European to have set foot in America. However what was unknown,
+and would remain so until the late 20th century, was where exactly Leif had
+landed. Horsford was convinced, however, that Leif had landed in Massachusetts.
+In his dedication of the statue, he explained his reasoning:
 
-include part by that historian who wrote about how wrong he was[@HorsProb89, 1]
+> ...if you will be kind enough to hold up to your mind's eye, now for a
+> moment, any familiar map of North America. Look at the east coast. From
+> Greenland, along the line to the southwest, you will notice three projections
+> into the sea. They are Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Cape Cod.[@HorsDisc87,
+> 9]
+
+He disregards Newfoundland as an option, saying "[it] is bold, rocky,
+mountainous, of meagre vegetation, and with few beaches."[@HorsDisc87, 10]
+Ironically, the best evidence archaeologists have now for the location of
+Vinland is L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. 
+
+Include part by that historian who wrote about how wrong he was[@HorsProb89, 1]
 
 Summary of Horsford's defense, letter to judge Daly source[@HorsProb89]
 
@@ -92,5 +110,14 @@ Write about Horsford's "archaeology," what he says he found, his methods
 
 Write about the dedication of the Norumbega Tower
 
+Write about how Horsford connected his interest in Vikings and Leif Ericsson to
+the myth of Norumbega -- his interest in Native American language and how that
+let him make the connection.
+
+Horsford read about how Alafonce described the natives of Norumbega speaking
+something closer to Latin; he interpreted that as being influenced by Norse.
+
+The city of Norumbega was the last vestige of viking occupation
+
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 # References