Learn about Viking Age trade routes in North America and the material that made its way to Coppergate in York! Visit JORVIK Viking Centre to see these artefacts in person!
As I recall, Eric the Red was exiled from Iceland over a quarrel with a neighbour over box bed planks that ended with Eric killing the neighbour. To modern people, that sounds so petty but to a medieval Icelander, those planks represented a hefty investment, like stealing someone's car would be today.
All that same Ole wood but no new world species say osage.. want to sell the myth find some osage it would be left long after every species of wood you describe is harder more flexible rot resistant but not in the archeological record. I sailed all the way to Vineland to get the same Ole s@$$ come on now
As I recall, Eric the Red was exiled from Iceland over a quarrel with a neighbour over box bed planks that ended with Eric killing the neighbour. To modern people, that sounds so petty but to a medieval Icelander, those planks represented a hefty investment, like stealing someone's car would be today.
All that same Ole wood but no new world species say osage.. want to sell the myth find some osage it would be left long after every species of wood you describe is harder more flexible rot resistant but not in the archeological record. I sailed all the way to Vineland to get the same Ole s@$$ come on now