Viking Maps

I'll begin with a prayer.  One that monks said with fervor for a few hundred years:

A fuore Normanorum libera nos, domine! 

(O Lord, deliver us from the fury of the Norsemen!)

Amen.  I am deeply impressed that they ventured down pretty much every river -- deep into the heart of the continent.

And see that litte arrow that continues on past Iceland?...

North America!  Long before Columbus, and WAY faster than any old pilgrim.

Have you heard about the people that rebuilt a replica longboat and attempted to sail to to North America  to prove that it could have been done?  Apparently they made it there in 28 days!

Also, here's a picture of a typical viking settlement according to some expert.  But where are the deadly cone breasts?