Gudrid Sailed to America 492 Years Before Columbus — and Gave Birth There
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Gudrid Sailed to America 492 Years Before Columbus — and Gave Birth There

Torvi, the shield-maiden at the heart of the History Channel's Vikings, was invented by showrunner Michael Hirst. The Norse woman who actually sailed to North America centuries before Columbus — and gave birth there — was not. The post Gudrid Sailed to America 492 Years Before Columbus — and Gave Birth There appeared first on History Collection.