When translated, text on the map seemed to corroborate the events of what are known as the Vinland Sagas, two 13th-century Icelandic texts that speak of legendary explorer Leif Erikson arriving in ...

The controversial Vinland map, which includes the northeastern coast of North America and purportedly dates from the mid-1400s, may be a legitimate historical artifact rather than a forgery, ...

In both versions, Leif Erikson founded the first Norse settlement at Vinland, which is now believed to be that of the archaeological site L’Anse aux Meadows, in Canada, though this is still debated.

The map's Latin text notes that Leif Eriksson was together with a companion named Bjarni when he discovered Vinland, a curious detail that Norse scholar Kirsten Seaver says runs counter to the ...

NOVA investigates the history and authenticity of the Vinland Map, a document believed by some to be the first to depict America, and to date to 1440, half a century before Columbus' famous voyage.

Two new studies released Monday provide contradictory evidence about the authenticity of the controversial Vinland map, considered by some to be the oldest map of North America.

Far beyond just a hack-and-slash Viking epic, Vinland Saga is, at its core, a story of finding peace in an age where war reigns supreme. Leif Ericson’s tales of a land untouched by the squabbles ...

Based on the events from the manga and anime, Leif does find Thorfinn on two separate occasions in Vinland Saga. After many years, he finally locates the character in Episode 21 of the anime and ...

A push to recognize Leif Erikson's exploration led to a holiday that competes with Columbus Day—but there's a dark side to the story. ... So is Yale’s Vinland Map, ...

Lesson No. 1: Viking warriors didn’t wear horned helmets. “Viking helmets with horns date to the end of the 19th century, with Wagner operas,” says Nicholas Bell, senior vice pres… ...

New technical analysis dates Yale's Vinland Map to the 1920s or later, not the 1440s as previously suggested. ... In one saga, a woman named Freydís (sister of the famed Leif Eriksson) ...