The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503

FROM THE ICELANDIC ANNALS69-1

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FROM THE ICELANDIC ANNALS69-1

ANNALES REGII

A.D. 1121. Bishop Eric69-2 of Greenland went in search of Vinland.

FROM THE ELDER SKALHOLT69-3 ANNALS

A.D. 1347. There came also a ship from Greenland, less in size than small Icelandic trading vessels. It came into the outer Stream-firth.69-4 It was without an anchor. There were seventeen men on board, and they had sailed to Markland,69-5 but had afterwards been driven hither by storms at sea.

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · Besides the Annales Regii, which are the most important, there are several other Icelandic annals. All have, under the year 1121, the entry Note 2 · According to the Landnama-bok he was an Icelander, his full name being Eric Gnupson. He is also known as Eric Uppsi. He was, according to so Note 3 · So called because the manuscript was found at Skalholt, in southern Iceland. This entry (facsimile in Rafn) is corroborated, in abbreviated Note 4 · Stream-firth is on the western coast of Iceland.Note 5 · One of the new lands mentioned in the sagas of the Vinland voyages.