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Contents
Foreword ix
One More Kick at a Battered Old Can
A new approach to a very old controversy xi
Who’s Who The main characters xviii
1.0 The Zeno Map The reader will be lost without it 1
1.1. French names on Zeno’s Frislanda 42
Their strange use by an Italian
1.2. Damning the Dated Map and Narrative of 1380 46
1.3. A matter of focus 54
1.4. A Confusing title in Lingua Franca 60
2.0. An Introduction to the Zeno Narrative 67
The source of contention
2.1. Zeno’s Arrival at Frislanda What started it all 72
2.2. Sinclair’s Invasion of Frislanda [Faeros] 73
Both denial and support for the Narrative
2.3. Sinclair’s Problematic Subjugation of Estlanda
(Shetlands) A very misunderstood action 84
2.4. A Couple of Odd Comments Kirkwall and Neome 97
2.5. Nicolo Goes to Greenland 105
Shows an existing awareness of that island
3.0. Zichmni goes West 111
The Story, the Lore, and the Adventure
3.1. The Icaria Question A rational answer 121
4.0. Zichmni crosses the pond Plagued with problems 134
5.0. Charles Godfrey Leland 156
Who found Norse influence among the Wabanaki
6.0. Pohl’s Conclusions vs Conjectures 174
Some good, others not so much
7.0. The Portage from Baie Verte to Amherst 206
A natural pathway
7.1. Portage from River Hebert to Partridge Island 210
Created by the hand of a god
8.0.The Coins Chance finds decades and miles apart 224
9.0 Afterthoughts 233
9.1 Lord, Baron, Earl, Jarl, Duke, or Prince 233
9.2. Am I convinced? 242
9.3. P. S. 245
Appendix A: “Icaria” to Greenland 249
Appendix B: Cunard Crossing Times 251
Appendix C: Map of Greenland 252
Appendix D: Prof. Olson 254
Appendix E: Criticisms of Pohl 257
Appendix F: Sampling of Pohl Reviews 264
Appendix G: Medieval Land & Maritime Trade Routes 266
Appendix H: William Herbert Hobbs 268
Appendix I: Johann Reinhold Forster 271
Appendix J: Ivar Bardsen 273
Appendix K: Comments from the Sinclairs 276
Appendix L: Who was Glooscap 283
Appendix M: Names in the Legends of Glooscap 288
Appendix N: Silas T. Rand 291
Appendix O:The Trinity Question 294
Appendix P: Monumental Errors 299
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Saw a Utube show re Sinclair, in which the commentator used the discovery of what he called a 14th century cannon in Nova Scotia as evidence of Sinclair’s visit... he showed a welded rod cannon, bound with steel hoops. The find referred to is usually stated to have been found in Louisbourg Harbour, outside the French fortress. It was a stock image of a 14th century cannon sure enough. It just wasn’t the artifact found. Below is what he was referring to:
The 16th-century breech-loading cannon is considered the oldest relic found at the Fortress of Louisbourg. It predates the 18th-century French fortress, which was built between 1713 and 1745. [Parks Canada. history]
(And: from the world of Ai, overview)
Information regarding a 14th-century cannon at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia appears to be based on an old claim or, more likely, a confusion with16th-century, 17th-century, or 18th-century artifacts found at the site.
Key Findings on Louisbourg Cannons:
16th-Century Breech-Loader: Early surveys of the area noted a 16th-century breech-loading cannon, which is likely the oldest artillery piece associated with the site, not 14th-century.
"Venetian" Claim: Some anecdotal reports from the early 1990s suggested that Venetian cannons were on display, but these were typically identified as later replicas or items from other periods, rather than 14th-century pieces.
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