> The first white child born in North America was the son of Leif Erikson in
> about 1100, if you believe the Icelandic histories.
An odd confluence of events, as I was just reading about the Kensington Runestone last night in journalist Eric Sevareid's autobiography, _Not So Wild a Dream_, and this story appeared this morning:
Kensington Runestone supporters find another carved rock
KENSINGTON, MINN. -- A team of Minnesotans who believe the famous Kensington Runestone is authentic has found a second carved rock; the groups says it might have marked the gravesite of Viking explorers in the 1300s.
http://www.startribune.com/viewers/qview/cgi/qview.cgi?template=metro_a&slug=rune11
What is the Kensington Runestone?:
http://www.startribune.com/viewers/qview/cgi/qview.cgi?template=metro_a&slug=runebx
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/ dave /