Medieval & Early Modern
The Norse discoverers of America
G. M. Gathorne-Hardy · narrated by Moss
2026
9h 18m
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G. M. Gathorne-Hardy weighs the evidence for the Norse discovery of America, the Viking voyages to Vinland five centuries before Columbus recorded in the old Icelandic sagas. Careful and readable, it sifts legend from likely fact. A fascinating read for anyone drawn to the Vikings and the true first crossing of the Atlantic.
Inside this audiobook
24 chapters
- 1INTRODUCTION22m
- 2§1. ERIC THE RED AND THE COLONIZATION OF GREENLAND8m
- 3§2. THE ADVENTURE OF BJARNI HERJULFSON6m
- 4§3. OF THORBJÖRN VIFILSON3m
- 5§4. GUDRID COMES TO GREENLAND7m
- 6§5. GUDRID AND THE SIBYL6m
- 7§6. LEIF GOES TO NORWAY6m
- 8§7. LEIF DISCOVERS WINELAND10m
- 9§8. THORVALD’S VOYAGE AND DEATH8m
- 10§9. THORSTEIN’S UNSUCCESSFUL VENTURE6m
- 11§10. THE EXPEDITION OF THORFIN KARLSEFNI28m
- 12§11. FREYDIS9m
- 13APPENDIX26m
- 14I. NATURE OF THE EVIDENCE48m
- 15II. THE DISCREPANCIES OF THE FLATEY BOOK1h 5m
- 16III. THE STORIES AS HISTORY49m
- 17IV. SKRÆLINGS42m
- 18V. THE ‘DÆGR’ AND ‘EYKTARSTAD’ QUESTIONS47m
- 19VI. THE VOYAGES. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS45m
- 20VII. THE VOYAGES IN DETAIL: BJARNI, LEIF, THORVALD30m
- 21VIII. KARLSEFNI’S EXPEDITION38m
- 22IX. AFTERMATH AND CONCLUSION.27m
- 23BIBLIOGRAPHY6m
- 24Chapter 2515m
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