In this episode we discuss the actual first Europeans to discover America (probably) as well as why 'firsts' matter in history and whether Europe was truly 'dark' during the Viking age.

Apologies for the slight echo, it is only significant in this episode.

Sources:

http://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/vinland/home/indexen.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Anse_aux_Meadows

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson

https://www.bartleby.com/43/1.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_colonization_of_North_America

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_saga

https://notendur.hi.is/haukurth/utgafa/greenlanders.html