The Discovery of America By the Northmen
The Discovery of America By the Northmen
The book The Discovery of America By the Northmen was written by author Here you can read free online of The Discovery of America By the Northmen book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Discovery of America By the Northmen a good or bad book?
Where can I read The Discovery of America By the Northmen for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Discovery of America By the Northmen Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The Discovery of America By the Northmen
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Discovery of America By the Northmen Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The Discovery of America By the Northmen
What reading level is The Discovery of America By the Northmen book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He landed on the shores described by Biarne, detailed the character of these lands more exactly, and gave them names according to their appearance: HELLULAND (NEWFOUNDLAND) was so called from its flat stones, MARKLAND (Noi A SCOTIA) from its woods, and VINELATND (NEW ENGLAND) from its vines. Here he remained for some time, and constructed large houses, called after him LEIFSBUDIR (Leifs Booths), A German named Tyrker, who accom panied Leif on this voyage, was the man who found the wild vines, w...hich he recognised from having seen them in his own land, and Leif gave (he country its name from this circumstance. Two years afterwards Leif s brother. , THOUWALD, repaired thither, and in 1003 caused an expedition to be under taken to the south, along the shore, but he was killed in the summer of 1004 on a voyage northwards, in a skirmish with the natives.
The most distinguished however uf all the first American discoverers is THORFINN KARLSEFNE, an Icelander, whose genealogy is carried back in the Old-Northern annals to Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Scottish and Irish ance stors, some of them of royal blood.
What to read after The Discovery of America By the Northmen?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Carl Christian Rafn to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He landed on the shores described by Biarne, detailed the character of these lands more exactly, and gave them names according to their appearance: HELLULAND (NEWFOUNDLAND) was so called from its flat stones, MARKLAND (Noi A SCOTIA) from its woods, and VINELATND (NEW ENGLAND) from its vines. Here he remained for some time, and constructed large houses, called after him LEIFSBUDIR (Leifs Booths), A German named Tyrker, who accom panied Leif on this voyage, was the man who found the wild vines, w...hich he recognised from having seen them in his own land, and Leif gave (he country its name from this circumstance. Two years afterwards Leif s brother. , THOUWALD, repaired thither, and in 1003 caused an expedition to be under taken to the south, along the shore, but he was killed in the summer of 1004 on a voyage northwards, in a skirmish with the natives.
The most distinguished however uf all the first American discoverers is THORFINN KARLSEFNE, an Icelander, whose genealogy is carried back in the Old-Northern annals to Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Scottish and Irish ance stors, some of them of royal blood.
What to read after The Discovery of America By the Northmen?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Carl Christian Rafn to read onlineMoreLess
Read book The Discovery of America By the Northmen for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
User Reviews: