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Vinlandic: The Lost Viking-Algonquian Tongue

by Addison J. Siemon
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798301039362
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 172
  • Original Price: GBP 13.42
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 186 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Ancient / General

A BRIDGE BETWEEN WORLDS, GIVEN VOICE.

In the viking sagas, it is said that around 1000 CE, Leif Erikson arrived in Newfoundland, Canada, at a place he called "Vinland". There, the Norse encountered the indigenous American peoples. Conflict ensued in the following years, causing the Norse to vanish from the shores of Vinland forevermore - but what if this were not the case?

A union of contemporary creolization theory with historical and archaeological research, Vinlandic: The Lost Viking-Algonquian Tongue is a look into what language may have emerged had the Norse remained in Vinland in the following centuries. Discover a plausible alternative history where "first contact" becomes grounds for linguistic fusion, cultural exchange, and adaptation. Drawing on parallels from other historical encounters, such as the blending of African, European, and Indigenous languages in the Americas, Vinlandic reconstructs a theoretical hybrid tongue that bridges Old Norse and Algonquian worlds.

More than a linguistic experiment, Vinlandic: the Lost Viking-Algonquian Tongue is a window into what could have been: a history of cooperation, resilience, and creativity in the northern reaches of pre-colonial North America. Perfect for historians, linguists, and lovers of speculative history, this work invites readers to imagine the profound possibilities of cultural entanglement across the ages.

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