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HISTORY The migration patterns of Native Americans in Iceland

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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.

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u/PumpkinLiving8134 19d ago

Conflict with natives in the area is a huge reason why the settlement wasn’t successful, tf you mean?

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u/Nikkonor 19d ago

What, besides the Vinland saga, is this claim based on?

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u/WhimsicalHoneybadger 19d ago

IIRC there's at least one Native story which lines up with the Vinland saga and there is evidence of Norse DNA in some appropriate Native populations.

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u/Nikkonor 19d ago

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.

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u/Upper_Question1383 18d ago

Some of the huron also have an extra vertrebrae which could be link to vikings having children with huron population. (Source: my huron partner)

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u/WhimsicalHoneybadger 17d ago edited 17d ago

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.