CONTENTS PAGE 



1. The New World Prelude I 



2. The Old World Prelude 7 



3. The Mythical Islands of the Atlantic 16 



4. The Problem of Great Ireland 26 



5. The Colonization of Greenland 30 



6. The Voyages of Madoc and the Zeno Brothers 35 



7. Are There Norse Relics in North America ? 43 



8. Certain Collateral Items of Evidence 54 



9. The Three Sagas and Their Relative Status 64 



10. The Most Authentic Wineland History 76 



11. The Story of the First American Mother 81 



12. Leif and His Voyages 87 



13. With Thorfinn and Gudrid to the Bay of Fundy 96 



14. Their W ineland Voyage Interpreted 106 



15. The Expedition to Hop 124 



16. Concerning the Natives 139 



17. Review of Dr. Nansen s Conclusions 159 



18. General Survey 169 



Notes 1 76 



Partial Bibliography 179 



Index.. 191 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES FACE PAGE 



1-2. Parts of Map of Pizigani Brothers, 1367 16 



3. Part of Catalan Map, 1375 16 



4. Part of Map of Battista Beccaria, 1435 16 



5. Part of Map of Matheus Prunes, 1553 22 



6. Map of Sigurdr Stefansson, 1570. 62 



7-8. The Gokstad Ship 100 



9. Route Map of Thorfinn Karlsefni s Expedition 106 



10. Map of Alount Hope Bay 136 



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