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minus-squaredb0linkfedilink0•edit-216 days agoI like to think of it more that the old Norse had a good sense of humor.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•16 days agoWell the guy was banished from Iceland IIRC, so he had a good reason to hype up this new found land.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•16 days agoNo, no, the newfound land is a scooch southwest
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•15 days agoI was taught in public school that they called it Iceland to keep the British away and Greenland because if that was Greenland Iceland must really suck. 🇬🇱 🇮🇸
I like to think of it more that the old Norse had a good sense of humor.
Well the guy was banished from Iceland IIRC, so he had a good reason to hype up this new found land.
No, no, the newfound land is a scooch southwest
I was taught in public school that they called it Iceland to keep the British away and Greenland because if that was Greenland Iceland must really suck. 🇬🇱 🇮🇸