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    heonlygotasfarasthefaroeislandshareldenough

    infebruarytobestakenforidbyanyone.here

    lootthedesenwho

    ihturyhadsettledingreenlandandwhohad

    visitedaritheeleveury,whenleifsvessel

    hadbeenblootheastofvineland,orlabrador.

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    oftheherthorstein,fouhe

    year1003,hadbeendisntihreeyearslateronat

    ofthehostilityoftheesquiux.asfreenland,nota

    thesettlerssiheyear1440.

    verylikelythegreenlandershadalldiedoftheblackdeath.

    killedhalfthepeopleofnorway.however

    thatghtbe,thetraditionofa``vastlandiant

    stillsurvivedangthepeopleofthefaroeandid,and

    loosthaveheardofit.hegatheredfurtherinfortion

    angthefishernofthenorthesttishislandsand

    thenarriedthedaughterofone

    ofthecaptainshe

    navigator.

    frohatntontheyear1478hedevotedhielf

    tothequestoftheeroutetotheindies.hesenthis

    plansforsuchavoyagetotheurtsalandspain.

    thepuese,onop

    olyoftheeasteroute,listentohisplans.in

    spain,ferdinandonandisabellaofcastile,whose

    rriagein1469haddespainintoasinglekingdowere

    busydrivingtheorsfroheirlaststronghold,granada.

    theyhadnoneyforriskyexpeditions.theyneededevery

    pesetafortheirsoldiers.

    feofightasdesperatelyfor

    theirideasasthisbraveitalian.butthestoryofloo

    orlonorluus,as,istooo

    bearrepeating.theorssurrenderedgranadaonthesend

    ofjanuaryoftheyear1492.ihofaprilofthe

    sayear,luussigracththekingand

    queenofspain.onfriday,the3rdofaugust,heleftpalos

    en,nyof

    inalsnityofpunishnt

    iftheyjoiheexpedition.attoing

    offriday,the12thofobusdisveredland.on

    thefourthofjanuaryoftheyear1493,luuswavedfarewell

    tothe44nofthelittlefortressoflanavidadnone

    ofeward.

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    puesethreatehrointogaol.oeenth

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    hisindiansforhee

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    thathehadbeensuessfulandthattheroadtothe

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