tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post60476555041918957..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: Vikings, and navigation. And rocks.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-73909885105621242032011-11-03T08:59:15.266-05:002011-11-03T08:59:15.266-05:00YES, Donna Lee! I knew I had heard of polite befo...YES, Donna Lee! I knew I had heard of polite before!<br /><br />Those Vikings were crafty bastards. They would do anything to get away from Momma's lutefiske for a few months.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-9376515799404205482011-11-03T07:10:42.163-05:002011-11-03T07:10:42.163-05:00Hmm, iolite powder. Isn't that the odorless c...Hmm, iolite powder. Isn't that the odorless colorless tasteless poison in the Princess Bride?Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-61478790405340445972011-11-03T06:39:02.429-05:002011-11-03T06:39:02.429-05:00Here's something for you to chew on . . .
ht...Here's something for you to chew on . . . <br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/11/01/north-acient-coin-found.html<br /><br />It seems that traders may have been visiting North America, on the west side, as early as the 14th century.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263352882360078134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-91623096693975577622011-11-03T03:48:47.621-05:002011-11-03T03:48:47.621-05:00Interesting! Though I wouldn't expect the midn...Interesting! Though I wouldn't expect the midnight sun to have been a big problem -- Iceland and southern Greenland are both below the Artic circle.Anna Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-71001481633048363732011-11-02T14:12:29.541-05:002011-11-02T14:12:29.541-05:00It's very cool, and it was cool ten years ago ...It's very cool, and it was cool ten years ago when Jane Sibley explained it to me... she has researched the sagas for decades. I'm glad the scientists have caught up.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-71439720546794745002011-11-02T13:29:23.633-05:002011-11-02T13:29:23.633-05:00Okay, that's pretty cool!Okay, that's pretty cool!CraftyGryphonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702580015333337417noreply@blogger.com