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Andrew Brown wrote:
Am I right in thinking that there is a difference of opinion on the
Vinland map? That some think it genuine -- in which case my Swedish
wife probably owns half of Manhattan, or perhaps Newfoundland -- and
that some don't? Any chance of a five-line summary on the matter?
AB
Jacqueline Olin, who (re)started this thread, would probably be the best
person to do that, as she has been involved with nearly every major
development in the saga since the British Museum first raised major
scientific doubts about its authenticity in 1967 (as opposed to major
historical, linguistic, palaeographical etc. doubts, which had been
raised as soon as experts in the relevant fields got their hands on
reproductions of the Map for the first time in 1965).
David Bradbury
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