. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. Coast Scenery at Osterville^ Nantucket Sound Bv courtesi of Mrs. Wm. L. Garrison. Coast Scenery at Osterville^ Nantucket Sound courtesy of Mrs. IVm. L. Garrison THE NORSEMEN TO AMERICA 223 The itinerary here suggested makes it necessary to assumethat the dsegr (day) referred to in the saga was of twenty-four hours, as in the tilfts around Iceland. As explainedin Chapter IV, a days sail is in such a case equivalent toa distance of about one hundred and fifty miles. Leifs Discovery of Vinland on his Return fromNorway {ER) We find in this account only a b
. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. Coast Scenery at Osterville^ Nantucket Sound Bv courtesi of Mrs. Wm. L. Garrison. Coast Scenery at Osterville^ Nantucket Sound courtesy of Mrs. IVm. L. Garrison THE NORSEMEN TO AMERICA 223 The itinerary here suggested makes it necessary to assumethat the dsegr (day) referred to in the saga was of twenty-four hours, as in the tilfts around Iceland. As explainedin Chapter IV, a days sail is in such a case equivalent toa distance of about one hundred and fifty miles. Leifs Discovery of Vinland on his Return fromNorway {ER) We find in this account only a bare mention of the factthat Leif had discovered new lands with vines, self-sownwheat-fields, and masur trees. These brief statements indi-cate that Leifs Vinland must have been located south ofNova Scotia. Leifs and Thorvalds Exploring VoyagesTO Vinland {Gp) Leif first went to the land which Bjarni had seen last. Therewas no grass, but great glaciers were seen inland, and theland between the glaciers and the sea looked like one largestone. This description corresponds well with Baffin Land,which would thus be Leifs He
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