Scott Wolter
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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east is at the top, which is consistent with many medieval maps because the east is Jerusalem, which is the center of the world, right?
So they put it at the top.
And you'll notice these on something called TO maps, but I won't go down that rabbit hole.
So what you have to do to properly orient this is rotate it 90 degrees to the right
and put north at the top.
So now it's pointing to the south, right?
Yep.
And what did the runestone say?
Vinland.
What did the Vikings say?
Vinland.
The northeast coast.
Narragansett Bay is by far the best navigable harbor on the east coast of North America.
So this is telling you where Vinland is.
Vinland is Cape Cod, Narragansett Bay area.
Two days sail.
That's about what it takes to the south.
Wow.
Well, again, context, right?
They were found in 1971, shallowly buried.