| LC control no. | sh2006005206 |
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| Topical heading | Norumbega (Legendary place) |
| Variant(s) | Anoraberga (Legendary place) Anorumbega (Legendary place) Norumbega (Extinct city) Norumbegue (Legendary place) Norumbergue (Legendary place) Nurumbega (Legendary place) |
| See also | Geographical myths |
| Found in | Work cat.: The Norse discovery of America, 1907: p. 295 (North America had been visited by the so-called French voyagers ... and in their narratives and on maps which they published there is frequent mention of the name Norumbega. The name is found with a variety of spellings, Norumbegue, Norumbergue ... Anoraberga, Anorumbega ... It is applied to a country, river, and city located somethere in the eastern part of the United States or Canada) Wikipedia, Jul. 14, 2006: (Norumbega (or NorumbegĖue, Nurumbega, etc) was a legendary settlement in northeastern North America, inextricably connected with attempts to demonstrate Viking incursions in New England. Like Cathay, it was a semi-legendary place name used to fill a gap in existing geographical knowledge ... Much literature was written concerning Norumbega but without conclusive results. The whole question has been more or less abandoned in recent years. Norumbega is generally considered purely mythical.) Old catalog hdg (Norumbega (Extinct city)) |
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