"It has the potential to shift the debate on the Vinland journeys and the Norse discovery of North America in new and welcome directions." -- Sverrir Jakobsson, History: Reviews of New Books"Gordon Campbell's fascinating book explains how this questionable theory evolved into an argument for the cultural supremacy of people of northern European Protestant descent over Americans of different ancestry." -- Tony Barber, Financial Times, Best History Books of 2021"Campbell excels in deconstructing the "fantasy archaeology" that has been used to bolster claims to Norse heritage, from genuine Viking-Age weapons deliberately buried and then "discovered", to outright fakes. [.] Norse America is a welcome deconstruction of a founding myth that remains dangerously politicized." -- Jane Kershaw, Times Literary Supplement"Norse America is an important book that equips the reader to interrogate the stories we think we know, and asks how - and why - we arrived where we are today. This highly readable volume is particularly suited to those who want to understand how the past is shaped in the present ' often for explicit political aims. " -- Cat Jarman, BBC History Magazine"[An] engaging and illuminating account .

this breadth, this willingness to see the Norse voyages to Greenland and Canada as part of a much bigger story, is the great strength of this book." -- Judith Jesch, History Today"This breezy, well-researched, and frequently hilarious book is one of the best recent take-downs of ethnic chauvinism I've seen in years. Campbell, a Scotsman with a sense of humor as dry as a finely-aged single malt, is merciless in dissecting every single alleged Norse artifact, archaeological site, and inscription, up to and including the Norse sagas themselves. [R]ead this book post-haste. You will not be disappointed." -- Daily Kos"Norse America provides an impressively complex overview of the pre-modern movements of northern Europeans and discusses a large array of forged objects and theories, thereby successfully addressing common misconceptions and conspiracy theories related to the medieval Norse presence in America." -- Verena Höfig, Speculum 99/1.