Comments on: What if the Vikings had maintained their presence in the United States? http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hincks http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-66828 Hincks Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:55:20 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-66828 I am in the fifth grade and doing a report on vikings, and his was relly interesting to me. I am in the fifth grade and doing a report on vikings, and his was relly interesting to me.

]]> By: Desktopjunk http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-91 Desktopjunk Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:29:13 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-91 Thanks, always good posts on your blog! Thanks, always good posts on your blog!

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-89 Josh Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:23:50 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-89 Zeitlos: some more very interesting questions. The one about the Black Death is really interesting, I think. And yes, thinking about such things does make boring bus-rides go a bit quicker. :) Zeitlos: some more very interesting questions. The one about the Black Death is really interesting, I think.

And yes, thinking about such things does make boring bus-rides go a bit quicker. :)

]]> By: Zeitlos http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-90 Zeitlos Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:16:56 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-90 What if.... ....there hadn't been Black Death in the 14th century? ....Columbus had found the way to India? That ist really interesting to ask yourself these "what if" questions. A good idea for boring busrides. i love to discuss with myself. thanx! What if….
….there hadn’t been Black Death in the 14th century?
….Columbus had found the way to India?

That ist really interesting to ask yourself these “what if” questions. A good idea for boring busrides. i love to discuss with myself.

thanx!

]]> By: the ten thousand things and i http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-88 the ten thousand things and i Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:04:32 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-88 [...] if the vikings had set up permanent settlements in north america… ja, i say! ja! [...] [...] if the vikings had set up permanent settlements in north america… ja, i say! ja! [...]

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-87 Josh Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:59:21 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-87 Hm, just found this: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_100.html So, maybe you're right and I'm wrong. Maybe a bucketload of Native Americans would have died due to disease anyway. <b>Edit:</b> While not exactly on topic, this is also interesting: http://www.native-languages.org/iaq10.htm Hm, just found this:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_100.html

So, maybe you’re right and I’m wrong. Maybe a bucketload of Native Americans would have died due to disease anyway.

Edit: While not exactly on topic, this is also interesting:

http://www.native-languages.org/iaq10.htm

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-86 Josh Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:54:41 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-86 Well, the Vikings are well known for: 1. A hell of a lot of traveling. 2. A hell of a lot of intermarrying. So, it's not really that far fetched. There might be a similar number of overall deaths, but not on the scale as happened when Columbus and Co. 'found' America and started a mass settlement movement. And, like you said, it'd be spread out on a larger time scale (or so I think, anyway). But, of course, I could be wrong. I quite often am. :) Well, the Vikings are well known for:

1. A hell of a lot of traveling.
2. A hell of a lot of intermarrying.

So, it’s not really that far fetched. There might be a similar number of overall deaths, but not on the scale as happened when Columbus and Co. ‘found’ America and started a mass settlement movement. And, like you said, it’d be spread out on a larger time scale (or so I think, anyway).

But, of course, I could be wrong. I quite often am. :)

]]> By: Joshua J. Slone http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-85 Joshua J. Slone Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:25:24 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-85 I was thinking further on your idea that if the Vikings had been around longer in North America, the mass deaths wouldn't have been so mass. However, I'm not sure how this would work. Among the peoples the Vikings interact with, there'd still be deaths due to lack of immunities, which would bring an immunity to that particular group after a generation or so. However, to make much difference to the entire continent there'd have to be a hell of a lot of traveling, intermarrying, and dominant genery going on in those few centuries. It seems like there'd be a similar number of deaths, just spread along a longer period of time due to a different pattern of expansion? I was thinking further on your idea that if the Vikings had been around longer in North America, the mass deaths wouldn’t have been so mass. However, I’m not sure how this would work. Among the peoples the Vikings interact with, there’d still be deaths due to lack of immunities, which would bring an immunity to that particular group after a generation or so. However, to make much difference to the entire continent there’d have to be a hell of a lot of traveling, intermarrying, and dominant genery going on in those few centuries.

It seems like there’d be a similar number of deaths, just spread along a longer period of time due to a different pattern of expansion?

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-84 Josh Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:20:06 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-84 Fixed that for you. ;) Fixed that for you. ;)

]]> By: pieboy http://system13.org/2006/08/27/what-if-the-vikings-had-maintained-their-presence-in-the-united-states/#comment-83 pieboy Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:08:11 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=58#comment-83 Okay, I misspelled "sue." That's embarrassing." Okay, I misspelled “sue.” That’s embarrassing.”

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