Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by LargoLasskhyfv on Monday October 25, 2021 @05:21AM
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I think you're giving the connection to Rome too much weight. Consider: [ ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansgar
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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021
by vintermann on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @04:07AM
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I don't quite understand. Ansgar was quite connected to Rome, as much as you would expect from a missionary in a foreign country. There was, as I understand it, correspondence between Ansgar and the pope, at the very least there had to be a letter appointing him as bishop. Think of how much harder it would have been to send a letter from Vinland.