The Norse Discovery of America #252023

After so much has been written on this vext question, it might appear superfluous to add another book to bewilder the minds and to clog the market; but it seems that every new book has only aroused a new interest and increased the desire to study the subject. From the discussions fol lowing the last book it has always appeared that the reading public has not felt satisfied with its conclusions and has looked forward to a different solution. For two reasons especially I have been unable to agree with the writers on this subject. The attitude which they have taken to the Old sagas and the neglect which they have shown to the Old geography I consider indefensible. If these points become unduly prominent in the course of the work, it is because others have overlooked them.