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History, archaeology, place-names & early lit. Main research on post-Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England; also long-distance trade, migration & contact.

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    Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 7 Oct 2017

    There seems to be have been at least occasional maritime contact with the Canary islands and some records of longer journeys, fwiw :)

    8:39 AM - 7 Oct 2017
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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        So, it's not surprising that not many voyages were made down the West African coast at this time,

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        that is before the use of the lateen sail in the 15th century.

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        The trans-Saharan trade was the more pliable network for the region & its connections to the north

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        Also, the desert & thick mangrove coasts further south didn't make for inviting ports.

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        The cape added to the dark & mysterious nature that early sailors had of the Atlantic.

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        The area is still a place where vessels need to heed caution.

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        A famous 20th Portuguese poem showcases the struggle that sailors had to endure to pass the cape.

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        to surpass the treacherous cape. And the Arabic name for it, Abu Khatar, means "father of danger."

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        The Portuguese figured out that ships needed to sail further out to sea & pick up other winds

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        are features there that made the cape eerie & dangerous to navigate by hugging the coast.

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        of fish flickering on the surface en masse, & compass interference from ferous rocks in the area

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        mist & spray from waves hitting gullies in the surrounding reef, bubbling & hissing from schools

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        There shifting winds, a half-knot current along the coast, shallows, dust from Saharan dunes,

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      1. Ian Sugierki‏ @ian_viper 8 Oct 2017
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        Cape Bojador south of the Canaries was the point of no return for pre-Age Of Exploration vessels.

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