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Norumbega
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Norumbega
Norumbega (or Norumbègue, 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. An early ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norumbega
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Norumbega
Norumbega (nôrumbeg'u) , name vaguely used, especially on European maps of the 16th and 17th cent., to indicate a region, a river, or a city on the east coast of North America. Fabulous tales were told of the city, but its location and its identity are uncertain. Probably the word is a Nat... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0836044.html
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