Doc and Nina discuss the Vinland Map and the Voynich Manuscript.

Topics of discussion: the difference between fakes and forgeries, creepy medieval books, Yale, vikings, naked people in pea soup, doodling in homework, dinosaur bones.

Recommendations

Medievalists.net article about the Vinland Map: https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/vinland-map-fake-forgery/

“On the Map: A Mind Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks” by Simon Garfield (https://www.amazon.com/Map-Mind-Expanding-Exploration-Notable-Adults/dp/1592407803/)

Podcast Episode of the Medieval Podcast: “Forgeries in the Middle Ages” (https://www.medievalists.net/2021/02/forgeries-middle-ages-levi-roach/)