From f84ca6d7fda1738fe33e728b20d31f4c35704e00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Signorovitch Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:36:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Things have been. --- Draft.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Draft.md b/Draft.md index 8295f23..4272f8a 100644 --- a/Draft.md +++ b/Draft.md @@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ header-includes: - \doublespacing --- +Not sure exactly what my thesis will be, but something about the evolution of +the myth; how it began, how it evolved, and how people used it over time. It +initially survived because of geographical ambiguity, and was rediscovered by +Horsford. He introduced Vikings into the myth, most likely as an expression of +anti-catholic/anti-irish sentiment to take the credit of discovering america +away from Columbus. Horsfod was also an interesting guy, a lot to write about +him. Unclear why exactly he was so keen on building monuments to Ericsson, and +why he was so convinced he landed in Massachusetts -- still the in the process +of reading his books on the subject. + # Paragraph 1: The First Mentions of the Myth, and some of its Founding Properties The myth of Norumbega can trace its beginnings back to the Age of Exploration. @@ -66,13 +76,17 @@ the Quakers, who found shelter there from Puritan persecution."[@AdamsMemBiog08, 104] He would later repeat this pattern of interest and monument construction in Massachusetts. -Horsford's first major action on his +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. -Write summary of the dedication of the statue of Lief Ericsson +Horsford did not take up the myth unchanged, however. He became convinced the +city of Norumbega was the remains of a Norse settlement. -include part by that historian who wrote about how wrong he was +Write summary of the dedication of the statue of Lief Ericsson[@HorsDisc87] -Summary of Horsford's defense, letter to judge Daly source +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