Columbus discovered America ?This is the earliest event in the history of Nova Scotia that can be dated to a single day (according to legend). The Resolution refers to Guysborough, located on the west side of the Strait of Canso, which separates the Nova Scotia mainland from Cape Breton Island. Born in Scotland in about 1345 A.D. Henry Sinclair became Earl of Rosslyn and the surrounding lands as well as Prince of Orkney, Duke of Oldenburg (Denmark), and Premier Earl of Norway. In 1398 he led an expedition to explore Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. This was 90 years before Columbus discovered America! Prince Henry Sinclair was the subject of historian Frederick J. Pohls Atlantic Crossings Before Columbus, which was published in 1961. Not all historians agreed with Pohl, but he made a highly convincing case that this blond, sea-going Scot, born at Rosslyn Castle near Edinburgh in 1345, not only wandered about mainland Nova Scotia in 1398, but also lived among the Micmacs long enough to be remembered through centuries as the man-god Glooscap...
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:06:57 +0000
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