Most people are aware that Vikings made it to America over 500 years before Columbus. But few are aware of how it happened, and what made it possible. In this short excerpt from our full length documentary: Codfish Heroes, we look at the fish that made it all possible, and how the fortunes of the Vikings were intimately tied into their acquisition of this fish. You can watch the full length video here:    • Vikings, Basques and the Fishermen wh...  
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