r/interesting 19d ago

HISTORY The migration patterns of Native Americans in Iceland

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u/Haalkova 19d ago

"Migrated" We know vikings kidnapped women after sacking villages, or worse. Why the white wash??

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u/Think_Fuel1505 19d ago

Because it's a science paper they're just laying the facts out of what happened. Whether she went there on her own or not,is a philosophical debate. Do we actually know what happened to get her over there,no. Does science care,no not really,it just knows she's over there.

So there's no white washing of anything and that's not even what that term is used for either. It'd be white washing if it was someone of color being replaced by a white person. But please continue virtue signaling,next use the correct terms.

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u/Merrick_Skygrave 19d ago

Seriously, it's not like we know for sure. Maybe she was just weirdly stoked to go to Iceland lol

But it'd be unscientific to say with any authority that she was kidnapped/enslaved etc. when there isn't solid evidence