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It is proven that Norse settled in Newfoundland (L'Ainse), but they depended on the 'hopping' route Iceland-Greenland-Helluland (Baffin)- Markland (Labrador)-Newfoundland, so when settlement in Greenland declined, the route broke and the minor settlements in North America were abandoned.

But could have been a chance that they could have set a more direct route from Ireland (let's say Waterford) to Newfoundland? Or was this too challenging for the era? In the positive case, would this allow a more permanent contact between Norse in Europe with American settlements and avoid their abandonment?
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