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The Grand Banks fisheries were known to Basque fishermen even before John Cabot's voyages, so it's not completely surprising that Markland shows up outside the sagas.


That seems unlikely. source?



The book ‘Cod’ goes into detail on this.


Same author as history of the basque people (and also salt). Definitely recommend all three


I'll try to find a source, but it's true. The import of this wasn't apparent to them, though.




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