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Birgitta Wallace, Senior Archaeologist Emerita, Atlantic Service Centre of Parks Canada, Halifax, was a member of the team that excavated L'Anse aux Meadows in the 1960s. She has had a long and distinguished career as a Norse archaeologist and appears to be the preeminent authority on the Norse exploration in Newfoundland. In a paper published in 2003 she states her preference for using Norse over Viking. [1]
The Norse in Newfoundland:
L'Anse aux Meadows and Vinland
by Birgitta Wallace,
Senior Archaeologist Emerita, Atlantic Service Centre of Parks Canada, Halifax
"Note that the term “Norse” refers to all inhabitants of Viking age and medieval Scandinavia, not just those of Norway (Webster 1988). Danes and Swedes were part of the migrations of this period, aptly named the Viking Age (c. 750-1050). Although they drastically affected the map of Europe, their role in the Norse ventures to North America was minor, and is therefore not discussed here. The term “Norse” is preferred here to the more popular “Viking”, which really refers to pirates or raiders. Although many men of the Viking Period would have been vikings at some time in their lives, women and children were not."
More information about Birgitta Wallace and her qualifications as a Norse expert:
Canadian Archaeological Association, 2015:
“Birgitta’s name is synonymous with Norse archaeology and Viking-age evidence in the west. Her CV [Curriculum Vitae] contains an outstanding 95 published submissions, including top-ranked national and international journal articles and book chapters, as well as the beautiful illustrated volume, Westward Vikings: The L’Anse aux Meadows Saga. Her research has expanded far beyond the academic milieu. As the world’s expert in a field fraught with controversy, mythology, misunderstanding and enormous international interest, she has included in her writing a wealth of public outreach in attempt to educate the interested in the realities of Norse North America.”
[2]
Webster's Third International Dictionary, 2002:
Viking "... one belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen plundering the coasts of Europe in the 8th to 10th centuries … SEA ROVER ..."
[3]
Sea Rover "... one that roves the sea; specifically : PIRATE"
[4]
The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989:
Viking "... the practice of marauding or piracy ... One of those Scandinavian adventurers who practiced piracy at sea, and committed depredations on land, in northern and western Europe from the eighth to the eleventh century; sometimes in general use, a warlike pirate or sea-rover …"
Jerry Stockton (
talk) 01:12, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
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Birgitta Wallace, Senior Archaeologist Emerita, Atlantic Service Centre of Parks Canada, Halifax, was a member of the team that excavated L'Anse aux Meadows in the 1960s. She has had a long and distinguished career as a Norse archaeologist and appears to be the preeminent authority on the Norse exploration in Newfoundland. In a paper published in 2003 she states her preference for using Norse over Viking. [1]
The Norse in Newfoundland:
L'Anse aux Meadows and Vinland
by Birgitta Wallace,
Senior Archaeologist Emerita, Atlantic Service Centre of Parks Canada, Halifax
"Note that the term “Norse” refers to all inhabitants of Viking age and medieval Scandinavia, not just those of Norway (Webster 1988). Danes and Swedes were part of the migrations of this period, aptly named the Viking Age (c. 750-1050). Although they drastically affected the map of Europe, their role in the Norse ventures to North America was minor, and is therefore not discussed here. The term “Norse” is preferred here to the more popular “Viking”, which really refers to pirates or raiders. Although many men of the Viking Period would have been vikings at some time in their lives, women and children were not."
More information about Birgitta Wallace and her qualifications as a Norse expert:
Canadian Archaeological Association, 2015:
“Birgitta’s name is synonymous with Norse archaeology and Viking-age evidence in the west. Her CV [Curriculum Vitae] contains an outstanding 95 published submissions, including top-ranked national and international journal articles and book chapters, as well as the beautiful illustrated volume, Westward Vikings: The L’Anse aux Meadows Saga. Her research has expanded far beyond the academic milieu. As the world’s expert in a field fraught with controversy, mythology, misunderstanding and enormous international interest, she has included in her writing a wealth of public outreach in attempt to educate the interested in the realities of Norse North America.”
[2]
Webster's Third International Dictionary, 2002:
Viking "... one belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen plundering the coasts of Europe in the 8th to 10th centuries … SEA ROVER ..."
[3]
Sea Rover "... one that roves the sea; specifically : PIRATE"
[4]
The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989:
Viking "... the practice of marauding or piracy ... One of those Scandinavian adventurers who practiced piracy at sea, and committed depredations on land, in northern and western Europe from the eighth to the eleventh century; sometimes in general use, a warlike pirate or sea-rover …"
Jerry Stockton (
talk) 01:12, 11 September 2018 (UTC)