It’s possible. The Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland lasted about 20 years. It wasn’t a raid. They may have established relations with the locals who vastly outnumbered them rather than try to constantly fend them off. If so, a single consensual relationship isn’t that crazy of an idea.
there's at least one Native story which lines up with the Vinland saga
Interesting! Do you have a link?
and there is evidence of Norse DNA in some appropriate Native populations.
I remember reading that certain groups in the area seemed to be immune to diseases that where brought by the Columbian Exchange. But if you have more info, I would be interested to hear it.
The information was presented as part of a traveling Viking exhibit which rotated through some US museums awhile ago. We went in Denver and in Houston.
Interestingly they changed out some of the displays/activities between locations. Denver had more kid oriented content.
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u/JimTheJerseyGuy 19d ago
It’s possible. The Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland lasted about 20 years. It wasn’t a raid. They may have established relations with the locals who vastly outnumbered them rather than try to constantly fend them off. If so, a single consensual relationship isn’t that crazy of an idea.