Viking 'sunstone' more than a myth: "Over 1,000 years ago, before the invention of the compass, Vikings ventured thousands of kilometres from home toward Iceland and Greenland, and as far as North America, centuries ahead of Christopher Columbus.
Evidence shows that these fearless and fearsome seamen navigated by reading the position of the Sun and stars, and through an intimate knowledge of landmarks, currents and waves.
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| Anyone seen Kirk? |
So why do the Yanks still persist in giving old Christopher the gong? (OK...so the Clovis were 10,000 years before anybody!) But how did the men of Thor and pillage find their way on cloudy days and these scary, starless, salty-sea nights? Ah...you'll need to click the link to find out the full answer...
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