Westward Huss

here a Viking, there a Viking, everywhere a Viking Viking

Would you believe there were Vikings in Washington, DC? Or West Virginia? Or Oklahoma? Or Hawaii? How about all of the above and none of the above?

Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Series 8, The Quest for the Past

Tags: Adena culture aliens Arizona Barry Fell Eben Norton Horsford Freemasonry Grave Creek Mound Hawaii Kensington Runestone Knights Templar Maine Native Americans New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA) Norumbega Nova Scotia Ohio Olaf Strandwold Paul Knutsson Presented by #13 pseudo-science runes Scott Wolter skepticism Smithsonian Institution Vikings Vinland Washington, DC West Virginia

Published: October 18, 2021

Westward Huss

in which America asks the question: whither Vinland?

For years, archaeologists have searched in vain for the location of Leif Eriksson's Vinland. They should have just asked the good people of New England.

Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Popular Facts & Fallacies, Series 8, The Quest for the Past

Tags: Barry Fell Boston, MA Canada Dighton Rock Eben Norton Horsford Jöns Jacob Berzelius Leif Eiriksson Maine Massachusetts Native Americans New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA) Norumbega Nova Scotia Presented by #13 pseudo-science Rhode Island runes skepticism Thorfinn Karlsefni Thorvald Eiriksson Vikings Vinland

Published: October 4, 2021

The Icelander

a tale of public art, politics, and racism

Why, exactly, was there a statue of a Viking explorer in Philadelphia? And why isn't it there now?

Categories: Arts & Culture, Daring & Epic Journeys, Series 5

Tags: art art history Fairmount Park Iceland Leif Eiriksson Pennsylvania Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia, PA Presented by #13 Thorfinn Karlsefni Thorvald Eiriksson Vikings Vinland

Published: September 28, 2020