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« on: April 05, 2007, 09:50:11 pm »

The La Merika Theory is the theory that America was discovered centuries before Christopher Columbus by the Freemasons (possibly the Knights Templar), and that the name La Merika (The Star) is what led to the later name of the continent America.
Evidence for the theory

The theory is based on old graveyards in Nova Scotia which contain grave stones which incorporate Templar devices such as Crusader Crosses and other Masonic symbols. The name Nova Scotia is Latin for New Scotland; this is significant because Scotland is believed to have been a hiding place of some Templars who escaped the Purge of their order by Philip the Fair (Philippe le Bel, 1307).

The Templar fleet would have left La Rochelle for America with the Venetian sailor Antonio Zeno around 90 years after the end of the Order of the Templars. Nicolo Zeno (a descendant of Antonio Zeno) published a manuscript and a map of this voyage in 1558. The Templars were publicly disbanded in the early 1300's after the arrest in France of thousands of their members by the King of France. However, ten thousand more Templars went unaccounted for after that point and most of the others were released from custody by 1314. Notably, the Templars had had a fleet of large ships used to ferry passengers and cargo from Europe and the Mediterranian to and from the Holy Land. After their public dissolution, the ships disappeared from any documented history. This is considered notable as the ships would have been of significant value. Speculation suggests that these ships were quietly sailed to Scotland where they continued to be used by surviving Templars and may have been used in this expedition.

Many theories suggest that Henry Sinclair (Zichmni) traveled not only to Greenland but to present-day Nova Scotia, where he may have founded a settlement among the Micmac Indians, and perhaps as far south as present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to these theories, his expedition may have been responsible for the building of the Newport Tower and the carving of the Westford Knight.

The theory that Henry Sinclair explored North America is based on three separate propositions:# That the letters and map ascribed to the Zeno brothers and published in 1558 are authentic.# That the voyage described in the letters taken by Zichmni around the year 1398 actually reached North America.# That 'Zichmni' is actually Henry Sinclair.

Also in Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland there are stone carvings of American plants, supposedly not seen by Europeans until Columbus. As the Chapel was completed in 1486 and Columbus made his first voyage in 1492 this would seem to be compelling evidence for it being true. Advocates also note the "Westford Knight" - a stone effigy of a knight bearing the arms of Clan Gunn upon his shield. Some speculate that the Scottish Templars shared information of the voyage with their Portuguese brethren, and that the knowledge found its way to Columbus' Portuguese navigators.

Notably, the sails of Columbus' ships were emblazoned with the Templar cross (which was then an emblem of Spain, although the cross appears in the iconcography of other countries).
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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2007, 09:51:02 pm »

Why 'La Merika'?

It has long been held that the name America comes from Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who is credited with describing the New World. The name 'America' first appeared on a map and globe created by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller.

However, in Templar symbology 'Merica' is a western star toward which their emblems of ships sail, or mounted knights ride. The name 'Merica' is believed by some taken from the name of the five pointed star of Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess.

It is further believed by some that, after nine years excavating the site of the temple of Solomon (during the Crusades), the Templars came upon a treasure of ancient scrolls. Those scrolls may have contained many lost religious doctrines on which the Templars based their rituals, the locations of other treasures hidden in Israel, or even Phoenecian maps describing the location of Merica - the New World.

Criticisms of this theory

One primary criticism of this theory is that if a Templar voyage reached the Americas, unlike Columbus they did not return with a historical record of their findings. Apart from the graveyards in Nova Scotia and the carvings in the Rosslyn Chapel, there is no hard evidence that could prove that Templars had explored the Americas. It is also possible that this lack of reports and documentation can be explained by the strong motivation of the Sinclair voyagers to keep their activities secret. As they were under strong pressure in Scotland, they may have sought a safe and secret haven for themselves and/or their treasure. Historians also question the authenticity of the Westford Knight, claiming that it is not clearly inscribed, and may be a hoax or a result of erosion that makes it appear to resemble a knight.
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2007, 09:55:47 pm »

The Westford Knight:





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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2007, 10:00:57 pm »

Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney

Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin, and Lord of Shetland (c.1345-c.1400), was a Scottish explorer and nobleman. He is sometimes identified by the alternative spelling Henry St Clair. He was the grandfather of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, the builder of Rosslyn Chapel. He is also noted for being the subject of legend that he undertook early explorations of Greenland and North America in about the year 1398. According to a biography published many years after his death, he died in battle against the English around the year 1400.

Life

Henry was born as son and heir of William Sinclair, Lord of Rosslyn, and Isobel of Strathearn, a daughter of Maol Iosa, Earl of Orkney (Malise of Strathearn) and his designated heiress of the Orcadian principality. Henry's maternal grandfather had been deposed of much of his lands (earldom of Strathearn was completely lost to scottish king), and attempts of descendants to recover those played a remarkable role in Henry's life.

Upon his father's death in 1358, Henry succeeded as laird of Rosslyn. He pursued to reclaiming at least some of the Norse lands that had been divided between heirs of earl Malise. Orkney however was held by an aunt's husband, the Swede Erengisle Suneson, and after him rivalling relatives.

Three cousins: Alexander de L'Arde, Lord of Caithness; Malise Sparre, Lord of Skaldale; and Henry, rivalled in succession. On 2 August 1379 at Marstrand, near Tonsberg, Norway, king Haakon VI of Norway, Orkney's technical liege lord, invested and confirmed Henry as the Norwegian earl of Orkney over the rival claim by his cousin Malise Sparre.

In 1389, earl Henry attended the coronation of king Eric the Pomeranian in Norway, and pledged his oath of fealty. In 1391, he occupied the Faroese Islands to his principality.

In 1391, earl Henry and his troops slayed Malise Sparre near Scalloway, Tingwall, Shetland, and he secured his dominion of Shetland islands.

Earl Henry was in reality in rather independent position, being able to act like a little king in his archipelago realm of North Atlantic.


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« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2007, 10:03:37 pm »

The Sinclair voyage to America?

Little else is known about Sinclair's life. Much has been written through conjecture, however, about his possible career as an explorer. In particular, starting in the 19th century, he was identified by Johann Reinhold Forster as possibly being the prince Zichmni described in letters allegedly written around the year 1400 by the Zeno brothers of Venice, in which they describe a voyage throughout the North Atlantic under the command of Zichmni.[citation needed]

The authenticity of the letters (which were not discovered and published until the early 16th century), the exact course of the voyage, as well as whether or not it even occurred, has not been firmly established. Many historians regard the letters (and the accompanying map) as a hoax, either by the Zeno brothers or by the descendant who later published them. Moreover, the identification of Zichmni as Henry Sinclair is very controversial, although it is often taken for granted among supporters of the theory.
The most controversial theories speculate that Henry (Zichmni) traveled not only to Greenland but to present-day Nova Scotia, where he may have founded a settlement among the Micmac Indians, and perhaps as far south as present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island. According to these theories, his expedition may have been responsible for the building of the Newport Tower and the carving of the Westford Knight.

The theory that Henry Sinclair explored North America is based on several separate propositions:

1.   That the letters and map ascribed to the Zeno brothers and published in 1558 are authentic, and were not to counter Amerigo claim but for romantic novel reason since the letters were talking about specific America.
2.   That the voyage described in the letters taken by Zichmni around the year 1398 actually reached North America.
3.   That the Zichmni is Henry Sinclair.
4.   The Newport Tower (Rhode Island) was described by the first Spaniard who reached North America. The building of the rock tower was monumental and it was molded on the example of a church in Jerusalem. Only people who were in Jerusalem with engineering capabilities could have made it (crusaders or Templars not vikings)
5.   A cannon of a type already obsolete before the voyage of Columbus was purportedly dredged out of the sea near Nova Scotia, Canada in 1849 and later moved to the fortress at Louisburg, Cape Breton island. According to author Andrew Sinclair, the cannon is of the same type fitted on Henry Sinclair's ships.[1]
The Theory also hinges on the contention that there are stone carvings of American plants in Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland,[2] plants supposedly not seen by Europeans until Columbus. The Chapel was build by Henry Sinclair's grandson William Sinclair and was completed in 1486. Columbus made his first voyage in 1492. This is seen by authors Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas as being compelling evidence for the theory that Henry sailed to America.[3]
In 1998 Clan Sinclair celebrated the 600 anniversary of Henry' trip to America
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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2007, 10:04:42 pm »

Sinclair's Voyage and the Knights Templar

Intertwined with the Sinclair voyage story is the 18th century legend that Henry Sinclair was a Knight Templar and that the voyage either was sponsored by or conducted on the behalf of the Templars.[5]

It is theorized by Knight and Lomas, in their book "The Hyram Key" that the inspiration for the naming of America was not Amerigo Vespucci (as most scholars agree) nor Richard ap Meurig (Amerik) (who has also been credited with being the inspiration), but instead comes from a Phonician name for the star (Venus, the brightest in the sky). According to their unsourced theory, the medieval Knights Templar discovered a royal archive, dating from the time of King Solomon, hidden 80 feet under the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. This archive supposedly stated that Phoenicians from Tyre, by orders of Solomon, made trade trips from his port on the Red Sea (Eilat) to a westerly continent they named Merika[6]. According to Knight and Lomas, the Templars learned that to sail to that continent, they have to follow a star by the same name, and that’s where the name America came from.

The Templar connection also hinges on the fact that the name Nova Scotia is Latin for New Scotland. This is considered significant because it fits with the 18th century tale that some Templars escaped the suppression of their order by Philip the Fair (Philippe le Bel, 1307) by fleeing to Scotland[7]. The Knights Templar were publicly disbanded in the early 1300s, after the arrest in France of thousands of their members by the King of France[8]. The theory reasons that Robert the Bruce of Scotland had been excommunicated by the Pope two years earlier, so the Templars and the Sinclairs took refuge with Bruce and helped him win the Battle of Bannockburn.[9] However, this story was invented by Fr. Hay c.1700 and is not supported by any evidence.

Recent excavations have shown that Rosslyn Chapel contains Templar insignias.[10] According to author Robert Lomas, the chapel also has an engravings depicting a knight templar holding the sword over a head of an initiate, supposedly to protect the secrets of the templars.[11] Rosslyn Chapel was built by Sir William St Clair Last St Clair earl of Orkney who was the grandson of Henry. According to Lomas, Sir William, the chapel builder, is also the direct ancestor of First Grand Master Mason of Scotland, also named William St Clair (Sinclair).[12]

According Lomas, The Sinclairs and their French relatives the St. Clairs were instrumental in creating the Knights Templar. He says that the founder of Templars Hugh de Payns was married to the sister of the Duke of Champaine Henri de St. Clair who was a powerful broker of the first crusade and have the political power to nominate the Pope and suggest the idea and empower it to the Pope. It is believed that that St Clair was the ninth member of the first members that his name was secret, ie a sleeper, and the position of sleeper continued in the Sinclair family line.


[edit] Criticisms of this theory
One primary criticism of this theory is that if either a Sinclair or a Templar voyage reached the Americas, they did not, unlike Columbus, return with a historical record of their findings. There is no documentation to support the theory, and apart from the graveyards in Nova Scotia and the carvings in the Rosslyn Chapel, there is no physical evidence that could prove that Templars or Sinclair had explored the Americas. Advocates of the theory contend that it is possible that this lack of documentation can be explained by a strong motivation of the Sinclair voyagers to keep their activities secret[13]. Historians question this. They also question the authenticity of the Westford Knight, claiming that it is not clearly inscribed, and may be a hoax or a result of erosion that makes it appear to resemble a knight. Finally, the carvings in Rosslyn Chapel may not be of American plants at all, and according to one historian are nothing more than stylized carvings of wheat and strawberries.[14]


Sinclairs and the Templars

Historians Mark Oxbrow, Ian Robertson,[15] Karen Ralls and Louise Yeoman [16] have each made it clear that the Sinclair family had no connection with the Mediaeval Knights Templar. The Sinclairs' testimony against the Knights at their 1309 trial is not consistent with any alleged support or membership. In "The Templars and the Grail"[17] Karen Ralls states that among some 50 who testified against the Templars were Henry and William Sinclair.

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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2007, 10:12:17 pm »

The Sinclair Voyage to America

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In 1393, Henry Sinclair, Prince of the Orkney Islands, sent a Venetian admiral, Nicolo Zeno, to carry out a survey of Greenland, in preparation for their journey to the New World. Before embarking on what was considered a risky endeavor, Sinclair made provisions for transferring some of his lands to his brothers and eldest daughter. He then took to the sea with 12 vessels, Zeno navigating, and 200-300 fellow voyagers, made up of monks and fugitive Templars. They set foot on American soil on June 2, 1398.
  Eminent historians have corroborated the saga of their voyage from Zeno's ship's log-"Zeno's Narrative"-which documented the exploration of Nova Scotia during the next year. The explorers then supposedly traveled to Cape D'Or and Advocate and built a ship there. There is evidence that they erected a small castle in New Ross, near Oak Island. In fact, today, a 14th-century cannon in Louisburg Harbor dates back to Henry's time and a stone wall near Halifax, which also dates back to the 14th century, has a distinctly Scottish design to it.
  Later, Zeno returned to Orkney while Sinclair continued to explore the coastline of Massachusetts. One evening, upon seeing smoke, the explorers traveled inland for a better view. Along the way, Sir James Gunn, lifelong friend to Sinclair, died. In honor of his memory, they carved his effigy on a horizontal stone ledge in Westford, MA which depicts the helm of a medieval knight, a shield bearing the coat of arms of the Gunn family, a sword with a break in the blade (indicating the death of a knight), a falcon, and a rosette, which served as a lance rest. The carving is comprised of various sized holes punched into the stone by a sharp tool, driven by a mallet. Archaeologists have confirmed that the holes were punched into the rock 600 years ago and the effigy contains elements known only by northern Europeans.
  Located in the basement of the library in Westford, MA is an oval-shaped "boat" stone, measuring about 2 feet in diameter. Carved into its surface is the image of a 14th-century ship, an arrow, and the numbers 184, presumably indicating the distance to where a campsite was located.
  A construction crew discovered the boat stone over 30 years ago when a road was being built; the stone was subsequently moved to someone's garage, until it was recently donated to the library. Archaeological evidence indicates these images were probably carved at the same time as the Westford Knight carving, most probably by the same voyagers.
  Researchers believe that the Sinclair expedition then sailed southward to the Rhode Island coast, where they built the Newport Tower as part of a settlement. Prince Henry was familiar with the style of architecture of the the Tower, which is similar to European strongholds built by the Knights Templar in both the Orkney Islands and in Scandinavia.
  Certainly, the number of Norse and Gaelic words in the languages of the Algonquin tribes indicates that trade had been taking place between Europe and America before the time of Columbus. Micmac indians of the 14th century tell legends of a blond haired, blue eyed god who they called "Glooscap," whose friendly manner won the hearts of the natives. He treated them fairly and taught them to fish with nets. Indeed, fishing was a natural pastime for Sinclair's companions. According to a Micmac Legend, "[Glooscap] built himself an island, planted trees on it, and sailed away in his stone canoe." They also spoke of the men who built Newport Tower as "fire-haired men with green eyes."
  Prince Henry Sinclair's historic voyage of 1398 is even indelibly hewn in stone at the Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, where there are stone carvings of Indian maize and American aloe cacti, which were carved before Columbus was born and were native only to the Americas.
  So what was the ultimate purpose of such a long journey? Speculation as to the purpose of their voyage has ranged from exploration and settlement to a mission to move the Templar's treasure to safer ground. Certainly Oak Island's "money pit" may someday prove the reason behind their voyage.
  It seems that a complex hole in the ground was discovered a few hundred years ago. Before the original treasure hunters were able to find the treasure, the pit was flooded (a safety feature which had been built into the pit by its original builders). Since then, the only clues to have been found are scraps of parchment and some gold dust. However, many treasure hunters are certain that what lays still buried within the money pit is the Templar's lost treasure, buried for safekeeping by Henry Sinclair and his shipmates 600 years ago this year!

Source: Prince Henry Project / Peter Cummings

http://www.renaissancemagazine.com/backissues/sinclair.html

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Jarl Henry Sinclair (c.1345 - c.1400)
One ancestor in particular has recently incented a number of organizations and publications. Henry Sinclair was the Baron of Roslin near Edinburgh. We are also told he became Lord Chief Justice of Scotland and Admiral of the Seas. Burke's Peerage and Gentry agrees that he was Baron of Roslin, Earl of Orkney, and Lord of Shetland, ``who on 2 August 1379, was formally invested by Haakon, King of Norway, as Jarl of the Orkneys, ranked next to the Roy House before all the Scandinavian nobility. As Admiral he discovered Greenland, lived in much state at Roslin, and was k in battle in Orkney 1404.'' Of course Burke's is wrong in saying he discovered Greenland, since as a Norse Jarl, Henry would have known that Norway already claimed Greenland, since 1261. Greenland had been discovered by Gunnbjorn in 983 and settled by Erik the Red ca. 985.
We are told that Henry was descended from Rogenvald the Mighty, first Earl of Orkney, on both sides of his family. We are told that he was known as ``Henry the Holy'' because he had made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Some say he even fought in a Crusade, like his ancestors before him. Unfortunately, I know of no solid sources for any of these three things.

According to Fredrick J. Pohl, by inheritance from Henry's mother and confirmation of the King of   Norway Henry became the first Sinclair Earl of Orkney; the graphic at the top of the page is his coat of arms as Earl of Orkney. This made him the premier Jarl of Norway and the crowner of its king. (He has also been alleged to be the Duke of Oldenburg in Denmark, although no sources seem available for such a claim.) He had the right to various royal privileges, including wearing a crown. He held Orkney from the King of Norway, yet was also a leading Scottish noble. This dual loyalty and the geographical position of his jarldom of Orkney with its 200 islands and 5,000 square miles on the sea lanes between the two countries made him in effect all but an independent king. The title of Prince has been alleged for him, although it is not clear that he ever used it or that it was applied to him in his lifetime.

  Again according to Fredrick J. Pohl, not content with successfully bringing Orkney, Shetland, and perhaps Faroe under his control, Henry built a fleet of ships larger than the navy of Norway. He gained adherents from the princely Zeno family of Venice, who were great sailors and who made available to him the new invention of cannon. He and the Sinclair family have often been associated with the Knights Templar, who were also great sailors.

  According to Pete Cummings and others, soon Henry used many of his ships and his Italian expert to sail to Nova Scotia in 1398 and Massachusetts in 1399. He may even have gone to Rhode Island, where evidence suggests that he built Newport Tower.

 His grandson William, first Sinclair Earl of Caithness, immortalized that voyage (among many other things) in stone at Rosslyn Chapel, near Edinburgh.  The Prince Henry Sinclair Society of North America celebrates that voyage, and built a monument to it in Nova Scotia.
  The Clan Sinclair Society of Nova Scotia organized various celebratory events and built a memorial, whose inauguration was attended by the current Earl of Caithness, who is a descendant of Jarl Henry and Chief of Clan Sinclair.

The late Pete Cummings published a a newsletter about the 600th anniversary celebrations.
 A Henry FAQ.
A biography as the Famous Scot on the Gathering of the Clans website for the first week of January 2000.
A chronology of his life and times.
A brief summary of his voyages.
The search for the Holy Grail in Nova Scotia.
A Masonic view.
Numerous books about Henry.
 



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The Forces Which Shaped Our Past
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 08:46:45 +0100
From: Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>

We have to understand the religious, political and economic forces which shaped our past and, more paticularly, the great family dynasties which were being forged through marriage alliances No-one, for example, can suppose that Knut needed to marry Emma (St Clair) who was the relict of Ethelred. He could have had any nubile female but, then, that nubile female would not have cemented racial or territorial relationships.
Marriage was not the lovey-dovey partnership we expect (but seldom get) today.

Henry Sinclair could have taught Queen Victoria a lesson or two. His 13 children were married into all the leading Scottish families.

When I was studying our family history, I reached a point when I could almost predict who was going to marry whom. Just as we returned to root stock with our Aberdeen Angus cattle, the Sinclairs did this every third generation. Many marriages were annulled on the grounds of consanganuity but were 'restored' after paying the Church money - an example of this can be fond with Earl William Sinclair who, like his father Heny II, married a Douglas. The Sinclairs and the Stewarts were inextricably interwoven - more is the pity because it was our adherence to the Stewart cause and the Catholic religion (when Protestantism was sweeping Northern Europe) which led to our downfall.

As I have written elsewhere, Bonnie Prince Charlie actually travelled under the name of Sinclair and used the Sinclair seal until he was of age.
 I'll post some material to you today. I am deeply impressed by the interest which is being shown in the Sinclair pages. It augurs well for the Clan and Brad's stint as President. We must use the internet to disseminate information and to stimulate a lively interest in family research. We must embrace the young because anything we might achieve in our own lifetimes is as naught unless we can pass on our ideals to the younger generation.
As I am wont to say: "We are nothing without our roots" and who else have more enduring roots than ourselves? If I may quote from the St Clairs of the Isles by Roland St Clair: ``No family in Europe beneath the rank of Royalty boasts a higher antiquity, a nobler illustration or a more romantic interest than that of St Clair.''

Let us be worthy of our lineage. Let us be worthy of our heritage. True, it can no longer be measured in vast acres or in gold and jewels but it can be measured in something which is much more enduring: Courage, loyalty, integrity, compassion, example and, dare I say it, humility because no man can be truly great without a due measure of humility. Prince Henry had this.

And who can look at the wonders of Nature without being humble? Earl William Sinclair brought Nature into his Chapel at Rosslyn because he believed that God and Nature was ONE. He believed that there had been far too much talk about the Father on high and far too little concern about Mother Earth. He believed that every leaf was a word of God. He understood the necessary balance between Man's physical and spiritual needs.

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« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2007, 03:17:52 am »

Mia,

I have very much enjoyed your posting.  I recently read a novel published in 1903, called "The Ward of King Canute- A Romance of the Danish Conquest".  Canute (Knut), mentioned above by Niven Sinclair.  The page of acknowledgement was stunningly impressive!  The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England; Ingulph's History of the Abbey of Croyland; The Chronicles of Florence of Worchester; Lingard's History and Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon Church; Lindgard's History of England; Dean Spencer's The White Robe of Churches; Collier's Ecclesiastical History of Great Britian; Montalembert's Monks of the West; Thrupp's Anglo-Saxon Home; Hall's Queens Before the Conquest; Kemble's Saxons in England; Ridgeway's Gem of Thorney Island;  and twelve or thirteen more! Whew! 

Merely to say, This was a facinating tale of the events leading up to Canute (Knut) becoming the first Danish King of Great Britain, and the thoroughly honorable way in which he ruled both the Saxons and the Danes.  He was marked for assination more than once by Danes who felt he was too fair by half to the Saxons. 
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2007, 12:12:10 am »

That is one heck of a reference page, Rockessence!  I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I think that there is something to Sinclair making a pre-Columbus trip to America, don't you?  Especially if you buy the fact that the Vikings did eve earlier, per the Icelandic Sagas.
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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2007, 01:32:30 am »

As Boreas mentioned elsewhere, in the "Picts" thread... "In the 17th century the Dutch specialist on intstitutional law, Grotius, was asked to describe the legal right of American ground - to settle the schism between England, France and Spain. His opening commentary was - "well, gentlemen - if we are to follow the juridical principles, all of east-coast America would belong to Norway...!""
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