tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479447751939445234.post1373393997827818257..comments2023-12-02T02:47:12.650-06:00Comments on Sons of Norway Blog: Happy Leif Eriksson Day!Erik Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505339748220926392noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479447751939445234.post-22551935025934341842010-06-14T17:10:17.022-05:002010-06-14T17:10:17.022-05:00Thank you for your note on the pronunciation of Le...Thank you for your note on the pronunciation of Leif. I know this entry is a few months old, but relevant nonetheless. We named our son Leif and people I meet actually argue with me that I'm pronouncing my son's name wrong. After I introduce them, they say, "Oh, "Leaf", like "Leaf" Eriksson. I say, "Well, we call him "Layf", but you can call him whatever you would like," and try to smile. People get all crazy about it sometimes. Regardless, what's the difference, right? They should respect his name as given by his parents, but people often regard their own opinion as superior regardless, and that's their problem, not mine, right?! Anyhow, I thank you for your "Sons of Norway" pronunciation guide. I concur!<br />Amber from OklahomaAmberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039783910343439306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479447751939445234.post-40076378285815532292009-10-15T04:56:54.425-05:002009-10-15T04:56:54.425-05:00When writing above I had not read Dr. Payne's ...When writing above I had not read Dr. Payne's post but knowing his line and really aggree with but seeing the discution on Leif name I pulled out our saga book registere on names. Leif was written like this:<br />Leifr Eriksson,inn(hinn) heppni,Brattahlid,Graenland. <br />Valdimar. Iceland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479447751939445234.post-87617521287851109952009-10-14T18:56:40.191-05:002009-10-14T18:56:40.191-05:00There are lots of evidence of traveler going to NA...There are lots of evidence of traveler going to NA before Erik the Red and Leifur. In our Landnama (Book of Icelandic settlements) they mention man named Ari that was a merchant and left from Ireland to Iceland but was blown of course and landed in Whitemansland in around 950AD. He was neighbor of Erik the Red. Landnama also mention few people that met Ari there.Ari never wanted to come back ti Iceland and left his wife with 3 sons. So where do people think Erik was part of those 3 years in exile knowing as everybody that his neighbor was there. See by law he could not claim anothers mans land. He already tried that in Iceland. <br /><br />There is also in other places in our sagas where certain man sailed south and then in another place where another merchant was blown of and landed most likely in southern states probably Florida and met this man whom did not tell his name but was then chief but took a ring to be give to certain woman he was not allowed to married and said she will know who I am. All these men where from same part of Iceland and from families had been around 100 years so pure Icelanders. There is one account of Icelandic man walking to Norway from Greenland and if I recollect right it is in our Eddas. It was also known that men walked south from NE Greenland on the Glazier. Written of my head but all names are in out sagas. Note: Our Sagas are more that Greenland and Erik saga and among them we have diplomas, annals written by different people at different places in Iceland at the same time. Leif Erikson was born Icelander in NW Iceland. I have Ari story Translated.<br />Valdimar Samuelsson, Reykjavik, Iceland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479447751939445234.post-77039259588240611402009-10-14T15:11:54.266-05:002009-10-14T15:11:54.266-05:00The body of evidence for pre-Columbian contact con...The body of evidence for pre-Columbian contact continues to grow, while "mainstream scientists" continue to cling to tired paradigms based on old, incomplete knowledge easily improved upon by today's technology. Dr. Paine assembles many lines of evidence into a very credible theory deserving of objective, scientific scrutiny and archaeology.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806186888978592551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479447751939445234.post-16821545696378811152009-10-14T13:14:58.710-05:002009-10-14T13:14:58.710-05:00Dr. Paine has devoted much time and effort into th...Dr. Paine has devoted much time and effort into the theory he proposes and has presented much evidence to support his hypothesis. With all of the current and past findings by various historians and intellectuals in addition to his own, we can conclude that his theory is credible and reasonable. His recent finding of religious evidence connecting the Norse and Algonquians further validates his theory. <br />Richard Moriguchi, USARichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194578687013823182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479447751939445234.post-83477443330436369562009-10-14T12:21:16.094-05:002009-10-14T12:21:16.094-05:00Dr. Payne's theories are really interesting, a...Dr. Payne's theories are really interesting, also taken in concideration that they is supported by an old indian legend, telling that the forefathers of the Algonquians came to their land "across a frozen sea in the east". Across the ice, or with ships, time will show that there were far more "vikings" that followed Leiv Eiriksson than we want to know of today.<br />F.T. Omdahl, Asker, NorwayFrodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781315112184325928noreply@blogger.com