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A Great Mystery Solved

24 Aug ’05

This is not mysterious at all!


It obvious to me that the archaeologists who dug up this mysterious wooden object did not ride their bicycles to the dig. It is as clear as day to me what this is.

It is a pedal.

The Norse used the most fuel efficient mode transportation as yet devised by man: a bicycle. They probably took the bikes back to Greenland when they left, which is why they’ve not found more bits.

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James
15 Jul ’08 at 12:49 pm
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Wow! I’m in the process of doing research for ‘odds and ends’ of Viking trivia, and so this totally finds me by chance. I’m also a Newfoundlander.

Your sense of this object is dead on, I think! Can you point me to where I can read more about Norse bikes?



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