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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1154526)8/4/2019 1:33:39 PM
From: Winfastorlose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572877
 
Read this. Maybe you can expand your limited horizons. It is never too late to break the spell.

sciencenordic.com

"The Vikings are both famous and notorious for their like of beer and mead, and archaeologists have discussed for years whether Eric the Red (ca. 950-1010) and his followers had to make do without the golden drink when they settled in Greenland around the year 1,000.
The Greenland climate was mild when they landed, but was it warm enough for growing corn?

Researchers from the National Museum in Copenhagen say the answer to the question is ‘yes’. In a unique find, they uncovered very small pieces of charred grains of barley in a Viking rubbish heap on Greenland."