Re: KRS: Final thoughts

Briefly,

I couldnt put everything in a summary - I would have had to write
another book to cover all the information (and remember, my book - the
KRS FAQ book, is availible through the Runestone Museum, or write to me
directly and I can cut you a deal <grin - had to get in a plug for my
book at least once>). As there has not yet been an identification of
the source of the Larsson papers, it is difficult to tell how much
influence this has on the arguments - and in fact you will note that I
have not gone into any depth on any of the philologic arguments, again
that would be quite a job.
And the 'complete set' of runes is not found in the Larsson papers, by
the way - there are still some differences.
Subjectively the question remains, why would a forger use the Larsson
runes rather than other published versions. And even if he chosel the
Larsson runes for some reason, why not just use the first line, rather
than combining the two? There are a lot of questions brought up by the
Larsson runes (both pro and con) and without good answers, this can be
used to cut in either direction.

I have not seen any article that questions wether the Inventio is
authentic or not, scholars seem to agree that it did exist. And from
what I have seen, they also seem to suggest that it did describe a trip
beyond Greenland. Even Seaver, who is opposed to the authenticy of the
KRS, has noted a point on Baffin Island that corresponds to a passage
in Cnoyen. The weight of the objective evidence overwhelmingly
suggests that there was such a voyage, which Cnoyen says returned to
Bergen.
Please note that my argument was based merely on the accepted fact (by
scholars) that an exploratory trip beyond Greenland took place at the
time the KRS was supposedly carved. At no other point in the history
of Greenland (excepting perhaps the early voyages to Vinland) when such
a trip is mentioned.

I agree that there may never be definite proof regarding the KRS (save
maybe a written confession somewhere), however I do think that a
considerable weight of evidence might be found in the further geologic
testing. For instance if hundreds of samples were taken regarding mica
deterioration under varying weathiring conditions (including cleaning,
etc), and none were found to have completely deteriorated after 200
years, it would argue very strongly for authenticity. But there would
always be some window of doubt.

Michael

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