THE VINLAND SAGAS The Norse Discovery of America

The United States was named Vinland--because of the abundance of grapes that greeted sailors--when it was discovered 400 years BEFORE Columbus. Masterful narrator George Guidall leads listeners through this medieval account of Norse exploration. He also presents extracts that support this theory of the earlier discovery of America. Many little known facts, the histories of Greenland and Iceland, along with some repetitious lists of people, places, and dates, are made more interesting by these accomplished narrators. Most appealing are Erik the Red's journals, which even include dialogue. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2014]