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@@ -61,7 +61,54 @@ found shelter there from Puritan persecution."[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] He would
later repeat this pattern of investigation and monument building in
Massachusetts.
While in Cambridge, Horsford became very interested in the Vikings. This was
part of a widespread movement; rising anti-irish and anti-catholic sentiment
had put Columbus in an unfavorable light, and many casting around for some
non-catholic discoverer of America settled on Leif Erickson as suitable, albeit
pagan, predecessor [[NEED SOURCES FOR ALL THIS]]. When New England area
newspapers at the time mentioned Erickson, they often made a comparison of his
achievements to those of Columbus, who never fared well. In 1887,[@HorsDisc87,
10] Horsford wrote the dedication for a large bronze statue of
Erickson,[@GuttVal18, 86] commending him for his early discovery of America. He
doesn't stop just there, though; he additionally asserts Leif sailed south
after making the continent, all the way to Cape Cod. He explains his reasoning:
> ...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. 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.
{{{THAT GUY WHO SAID HE WAS WRONG HORSFORD STARTS HIS FIRST BOOK WITH HIM }}}
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]
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
It is unclear when or how Horsford first heard about the myth of
Norumbega, but it is possible it was widely known at the time. A newspaper
(((TIME AND PAPER HERE))) mentions the myth in passing, well before Horsford
made it regionally famous.
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