Re: Kensington runestone in the Scandinavian press

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 23:12:32 +0200, Erik Hammerstad
<egeha.is.all.you.need@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>m_zalar@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
><snip>
>>
>> Let me suggest a scenario. The group believes they are in Asia,
>> somewhere near Cathay (as is suggested in the Mercator/Dee letter).
>> They have followed the Red River inland to the first set of waterfalls,
>> near what is now Fergus Falls, MN, camping on the south side of the
>> River where the 10 men were attacked and the boats stolen or destroyed.
>
>And still no explanantion for how they brought boats (did a knorr
>carry more than one?) from the Hudson Bay to Lake Winnipeg. A
>short description of the presumed route (in reverse):

They could easily have built their own boats. There are precedents for
this.
>
>"The 656-km long Nelson flows in a northeasterly direction into
>Hudson Bay. Starting from its headwaters in the northeast corner
>of Lake Winnipeg, the river descends about 217 m in a series of
>falls and rapids before it enters the bay."
>
>The alternative by the Hayes River, which was used by the Hudson
>Bay Company, required a number of portages.




Eric Stevens

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