Yes. Though there are signs of Classical Era exploration predating Leif Erickson in the U.S. As well as further exploration afterwards in the Medieval Era predating Columbus.
And lord knows how many stories from Ancient and Medieval Explorers of Strange Islands and strange people to the West of Europe. That we dismiss as Legend and Myth.
Hell. There’s some circumstantial evidence indicating the Ancient Chinese had dealings with Tribes on the West Coast and Alaska.
Ari Marson claims to have met "Bishops" on horseback in Newfoundland before Lief arrived. There are MicMacs who claim descent from Chinese merchant explorers (Admiral Zheng He) who lost imperial funding mid-voyage. There's also St. Brendan of Ireland who wrote an astonishing account of his voyage to Newfoundland in 550AD.
Yes. Though there are signs of Classical Era exploration predating Leif Erickson in the U.S. As well as further exploration afterwards in the Medieval Era predating Columbus.
And lord knows how many stories from Ancient and Medieval Explorers of Strange Islands and strange people to the West of Europe. That we dismiss as Legend and Myth.
Hell. There’s some circumstantial evidence indicating the Ancient Chinese had dealings with Tribes on the West Coast and Alaska.
Ari Marson claims to have met "Bishops" on horseback in Newfoundland before Lief arrived. There are MicMacs who claim descent from Chinese merchant explorers (Admiral Zheng He) who lost imperial funding mid-voyage. There's also St. Brendan of Ireland who wrote an astonishing account of his voyage to Newfoundland in 550AD.
https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/st-brendan-voyage.php
http://www.maatforum.com/forum/read.php?1,176371,176371
Thanks for the links, I know already I’m going to spend hours perusing the second one 😀👍