The Vinland map, which was acquired in 1958 by the American philanthropist Paul Mellon and later donated to Yale University seems to rewrite the story about the discovery of America. In fact, the School of Conservation at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts submitted the document to a detailed analysis confirming the originality and dating to 1434 about.
With this declaration, the Charter is the first known representation of the land even before the famous expedition of Christopher Columbus: Europe, Scandinavia, North Africa, Asia to the Far East, Greenland and the 'Island of Vinland. " This confirms the hypothesis that the Vikings were the first to reach America around the year one thousand , settling in Canada and founded a small village called Anse aux Meadows , discovered by archaeologists in 1963 and today under the auspices of UNESCO.
The hero is the founder king Leif Eriksson (about 970 to 1020 AD) who placed first in the current foot Newfoundland, calling it Vinland, probably for the wild vines that grew there in abundance.
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