EPISODE · Jul 11, 2024 · 23 MIN
Irish Monk lands in americas 500-1000 years before Columbus
from The Incomparable History Of Ireland · host Lauren
Send us Fan MailThe Irish Saint Brendan landed in North America 500 to 1000 years before Christopher Columbus? He also arrive in Iceland and Newfoundland before the vikings and documented in the book of Icelanders written in 1130. Could Saint Brendan have stepped foot on the mythical Island that was on early maps but has disappeared and that I covered in an earlier episode Hy - Brazil? This Saint is attributed with naming it Hy-Brazil. His voyage is record in "Navigatio sancti Brendani Abbattis," written in the 9th-century. Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions
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Send us Fan Mail The Irish Saint Brendan landed in North America 500 to 1000 years before Christopher Columbus? He also arrive in Iceland and Newfoundland before the vikings and documented in the book of Icelanders written in 1130. Could Saint Brendan have stepped foot on the mythical Island that was on early maps but has disappeared and that I covered in an earlier episode Hy - Brazil? This Saint is attributed with naming it Hy-Brazil. His voyage is record in "Navigatio sancti Br...
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