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He disregards Newfoundland as an option, saying "[it] is bold, rocky,
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He disregards Newfoundland as an option, saying "[it] is bold, rocky,
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mountainous, of meagre vegetation, and with few beaches."[@HorsDisc87, 10]
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mountainous, of meagre vegetation, and with few beaches."[@HorsDisc87, 10]
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Ironically, the best evidence archaeologists have now for the location of
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Ironically, the best evidence archaeologists have now for the location of
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Vinland is L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. How his views were received in the
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Vinland is L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Horsford
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-- How horsford disproves Nova Scotia
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-- How Horsford uses etymology
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How his views were received in the
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moment, if those around him were surprised by this theory, is unclear. But his
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moment, if those around him were surprised by this theory, is unclear. But his
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theories would see much criticism once published. One author, Justin Winsor,
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theories would see much criticism once published. One author, Justin Winsor,
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found issue with Horsford's theory that the Vikings had made a notiv
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found issue with Horsford's theory that Vikings had left a noticeable imprint
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on Native American language:
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> Nothing could be slenderer than the alleged correspondences of languages, and
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> we can see in Horsford's *Discovery of America by Northmen* to what a
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> fanciful extent a confident enthusiasm can carry it.[@WinsNar89, 98-99]
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{{{THAT GUY WHO SAID HE WAS WRONG HORSFORD STARTS HIS FIRST BOOK WITH HIM }}} -- WinsNar89
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{{{THAT GUY WHO SAID HE WAS WRONG HORSFORD STARTS HIS FIRST BOOK WITH HIM }}} -- WinsNar89
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