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'''Newfoundland''' is an island off the east coast of the [[North America]]n mainland, belonging to [[Canada]]. | '''Newfoundland''' is an island off the east coast of the [[North America]]n mainland, belonging to [[Canada]]. | ||
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Template:WP-Real Newfoundland is an island off the east coast of the North American mainland, belonging to Canada.
History
Around 970s, Leif Ericson was the first European to reach the shores of North America, in what is known as Newfoundland today. Although it is not clear whether he was part of the initial voyage, he was certainly a member of the Viking expedition that reached L'Anse aux Meadows, a settlement on the island. According to Viking myths and sagas, Ericson established a colony at Vinland.[1]
In 1720, after his attack on forty-two ships in Brazil, Bartholomew Roberts renamed one of the captured ships The Fortune and headed north towards Newfoundland. He plundered a number of ships near the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland before returning to the West Indies in the winter.[2]
During the Seven Years' War, the island was considered more strategically important than the peninsula of Labrador, from which it is separated by a strait.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Daring Viking Explorer
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Piracy on the Northern Atlantic
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Battle of Labrador (memory)