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interest and monument construction in Massachusetts. interest and monument construction in Massachusetts.
It'd be nice to include a bit about how Horsford came about the myth here. Also 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 Horsford did not take up the myth unchanged, however. He became convinced the
city of Norumbega was the remains of a Norse settlement. 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] 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 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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address = {Cambridge, Massachusetts}, address = {Cambridge, Massachusetts},
annote = {A primary source, originally delivered orally by Horsford at the dedication of a statue of Lief Ericson in Faneuil Hall, 1887.} annote = {A primary source, originally delivered orally by Horsford at the dedication of a statue of Lief Ericson in Faneuil Hall, 1887.}
} }
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@article{GuttVal18,
ISSN = {0935560X, 15271994},
URL = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/histmemo.30.2.04},
author = {Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen},
journal = {History and Memory},
number = {2},
pages = {79--115},
publisher = {Indiana University Press},
title = {Valuing Immigrant Memories as Common Heritage: The Leif Erikson Monument in Boston},
urldate = {2025-03-24},
volume = {30},
year = {2018}
}