Chapter I: Part I: Translation

Chronological Summary 18

Genealogical Table 20

1. Eric the Red and the colonization of Greenland 21

* 2. The adventure of Bjarni Herjulfson 25

3. Of Thorbjörn Vifilson 28

4. Gudrid comes to Greenland 30

5. Gudrid and the Sibyl 33

6. Leif goes to Norway 37

* 7. Leif discovers Wineland 40

* 8. Thorvald’s Voyage and Death 45

9. Thorstein’s Unsuccessful Venture 49

* 10. The Expedition of Thorfin Karlsefni 52

11. Freydis 67

Appendix of Alternative Versions and Supplementary Passages 73

* Sections in Part I marked thus are those dealing with the discovery
and exploration of America.

PART II. DISCUSSION

1. Nature of the Evidence 88

2. Discrepancies of the Flatey Book 113

3. The Stories as History 147

4. Skrælings 173

5. The ‘Dægr’ and ‘Eyktarstad’ Problems 196

6. The Voyages. General Considerations 221

7. The Voyages in Detail: Bjarni, Leif, Thorvald 244

8. Karlsefni’s Expedition 261

9. Aftermath and Conclusion 282

BIBLIOGRAPHY 299

INDEX 301