The video at the link below is a new look at the Kensington Rune Stone, which was deemed a “forgery” for a long time by the experts at that time. Since then, a lot of research has been done and a lot of time has passed. And it’s been acknowledged to be the Viking real artifact that it was thought to be in the beginning, through the efforts of modern archaeologists and geologists who know what to look for in weathered and nonweathered rock surfaces.<\/p>\n
The Little Ice Age had a major impact on Europe in the 14th<\/sup> century. It drove the Vikings who were living in Greenland to sail westward. Go west, or stay here and die. The story of that journey is included in this video, and well worth your time.<\/p>\n The Kensington Rune Stone has been (finally) confirmed to be an authentic relic from that 14th<\/sup> century group of refugees. They went far south enough on the North American continent (Minnesota) to find habitable land that was not buried under ice and snow, which begs the question: did the Little Ice Age hit the area of what is now 48 states below the current US-Canadian border, or not? If the Little Ice Age was on in Europe at that time (14th century onward), why was this part of the North American continent apparently (according to the Rune Stone description) not covered in ice and snow and how did they make it to the southern end of Hudson’s Bay if it was not warm? That route – finding a way into Hudson’s Bay and going south – comes in at the end.<\/p>\n AW1Ed has suggested that the Gulf Stream may have changed course to move along the eastern shores of North America, making it warmer than usual, which might also have had something to do with the climate shift in Europe into the Little Ice Age. The Gulf Stream normally flows northeastward toward Ireland and England, and has historically made winters there pleasantly mild.<\/p>\n