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@@ -82,10 +82,20 @@ after making the continent, all the way to Cape Cod. He explains his reasoning:
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. How his views were received in the
Vinland is L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Horsford
-- How horsford disproves Nova Scotia
-- How Horsford uses etymology
How his views were received in the
moment, if those around him were surprised by this theory, is unclear. But his
theories would see much criticism once published. One author, Justin Winsor,
found issue with Horsford's theory that the Vikings had made a notiv
found issue with Horsford's theory that Vikings had left a noticeable imprint
on Native American language:
> Nothing could be slenderer than the alleged correspondences of languages, and
> we can see in Horsford's *Discovery of America by Northmen* to what a
> fanciful extent a confident enthusiasm can carry it.[@WinsNar89, 98-99]
{{{THAT GUY WHO SAID HE WAS WRONG HORSFORD STARTS HIS FIRST BOOK WITH HIM }}} -- WinsNar89