• @PineRune@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Serious answer: the Viking settlers named the land “Vinland” long before Columbus was even born. That name is of Germanic origin, same as the English language, and would be appropriate for settlers of Germanic origin (England, Germany, etc.)

    Alternatively, a name in the a Native American language would be most appropriate given that they were the original inhabitants of the land.

    • Tar_Alcaran
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      161 month ago

      A name in the Native American language

      There is no single native American language. There are over 200 of them, and used to be around 300-400, in 57 different families and over two dozen completely isolated languages (which might not be, but it’s hard to find out). And they’d likely be at the very least somewhat mutually culturally insensitive.

      So that might be even more difficult than using English, which at least has the benefit of being popular now.

      • Skua
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        61 month ago

        Vinland is Newfoundland, I’m afraid! It’s not generally thought that the Norse made it as far south in the Americas as the modern day contiguous USA

        • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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          11 month ago

          It’s just a matter of what history you accept. Here in Massachusetts, there are several places with monuments to Viking explorers. Since we’re throwing away educational standards, deciding on our own “facts, and ignoring all sorts of disconnects with reality, why not choose what history to accept? If we can end climate change by not being allowed to mention it, surely we can fix history by declaring different facts true

      • @thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
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        31 month ago

        Needs at least two exclamation points on that thing; to properly imply scale. Add an extra one for each of the following territorial acquisitions: Canada and Greenland.

        Coming soon, to a map near you: OKLAHOMA!!!

    • Ananääs
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      71 month ago

      Sounds a lot like Finland doesn’t it? I believe if our name is on it then it’s ours!

    • @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      41 month ago

      they were the original inhabitants of the land.

      Nope. Third, apparently, and counting.

      The pirates of yore were based on an old fraternity from the 1300s and before, that called this land - no lie - Merica.