Vikings in America by Graeme Davis is extensively researched and well-written. I found the book a rewarding reference.
Excerpts:
The Vikings the first European settlers of America, lived their lives in a curiously modern, American manner, almost in accordance with what we today think of as the American dream.
Vinland was recentiy discovered up the Hudson River in New York and is being evaluated now.
We need to move on from unproductive reworking of such disputes as the Vinland Map, Kensington Runestone and Newport Tower, for until there is new evidence one way or the other we just don’t know about these. Rather we need academic and public acceptance that the Vikings were in North America in large numbers and for a long time. We need to accept that we should be able to find traces of the Vikings, and actively search for them.
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