jouni
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1. No such thing as Finnish Viking (maybe it helps your ego but unfortunately it is a fantasy.)
Vikings are by definition Northern Germanic tribes (Norsemen.) And yes the Vikings who made contact with North America were Norsemen.
Throughout history the Finno-Ugric tribes (from which modern Finnish people come) were mostly dominated by Vikings or sometimes by Slavs.
@Razor
Ancient Finnish Kingdom was dominant force in current Finland and parts of current Norway and Sweden. Finnish Kings actually founded Norway. Eric The Red who found America, had Norwegian roots quite possibly from Finnish ancestory.
https://archive.org/stream/voyagestovinland013593mbp/voyagestovinland013593mbp_djvu.txt
https://books.google.fi/books?id=Qn...Q#v=onepage&q=ancient finnish kingdom&f=false
Finnish mythology
2. Nice try with Vinland=Finland
Vinland=Wine land. Check it out if you want.
Vin means in old Finnish "meadow", like in southern Finland. It is more plausible that the meadowy lands of northern America inspired the name from the old homeland of the settlers. OR they had to name the place in homage to the kingdom they originated from. New Foundland could also mean "New Finland". Also the "Wine" they saw most likely was "karviainen" the berries that look like wine and grows in the north.
3. New foundland= finland. Are you simply trying to troll.
New Foundland= Newly found land.
In French "Terre Neuve" i.e. Land that is New or New land.
Vikings are by definition Northern Germanic tribes (Norsemen.) And yes the Vikings who made contact with North America were Norsemen.
Throughout history the Finno-Ugric tribes (from which modern Finnish people come) were mostly dominated by Vikings or sometimes by Slavs.
@Razor
Ancient Finnish Kingdom was dominant force in current Finland and parts of current Norway and Sweden. Finnish Kings actually founded Norway. Eric The Red who found America, had Norwegian roots quite possibly from Finnish ancestory.
https://archive.org/stream/voyagestovinland013593mbp/voyagestovinland013593mbp_djvu.txt
https://books.google.fi/books?id=Qn...Q#v=onepage&q=ancient finnish kingdom&f=false
Finnish mythology
2. Nice try with Vinland=Finland
Vinland=Wine land. Check it out if you want.
Vin means in old Finnish "meadow", like in southern Finland. It is more plausible that the meadowy lands of northern America inspired the name from the old homeland of the settlers. OR they had to name the place in homage to the kingdom they originated from. New Foundland could also mean "New Finland". Also the "Wine" they saw most likely was "karviainen" the berries that look like wine and grows in the north.
3. New foundland= finland. Are you simply trying to troll.
New Foundland= Newly found land.
In French "Terre Neuve" i.e. Land that is New or New land.
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