Reference to "ppl who may have been Eskimos" by geographer al-Idrisi, writing Sicily c.1150: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/280509 …pic.twitter.com/H3FN7PLvo3
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@caitlinrgreen I know this should deserve proper interest and lead research in Portugal included
@morangles there's lots of very interesting references, clearly! Would love to know more about Charlemagne one!!
@caitlinrgreen I am looking but needle in haystack Rely more on the terreneuvas charter
@caitlinrgreen btwn fishrmen/monks abbey &it seems they were fishing 60ys ago in said area so we are now 1454! ante-Columbus
@caitlinrgreen I remember reading in a French book a long time ago (30-40ys) abt people brought to court of European kings Norse/Carolingian
@caitlinrgreen the charter was exhibited in St Brieuc 2ys ago but did not hear abt the famous 60ys dispute I know that this is something
@caitlinrgreen and you have prior to Columbus Portuguese also fishing in area NewFoundland may never have been found or lost
@caitlinrgreen fishing in terreneuve/newfoundland in 1514 there is a charter made in a brittany abbey abt settling dispute of fishing rights
@caitlinrgreen as discussed w/@KyrilKristbjorn there is the tantalizing story of the terreneuvas terreneuvas is name given to fishermen
@caitlinrgreen now we all agree the terms were offensive (these were the days) I have tried googling such entry: no luck so far but!
@caitlinrgreen who had been caught on something sounding like a canoe? Chapter was called 'Red-Skins at Charlemagne court'
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