B.L. Freeborn © December 2025
This is a continuation of three previous posts. If you have not read them, you may want to at this link.
Vinland Map. Photo by Yale Univversity.
The secrets hidden in the Vinland Map (image) are many. Hopefully you have had time to discover Oystein’s signature and make your own Hudson Bay map.
There are just a couple more interesting pictures to show. Thanks to Photoshop the reader need not strain his eyes to see the Squirrel and Bird hidden in the map. There is one other creature to be found but that is up to the reader. It is a Bear.
The Bird
The Squirrel
The three animals are part of the story. It is the Bird that has the most significance though. In the story, it is a Jay. In real life, Oystein Magnusson took on many personas. He also acquired an alias. The bird represents that alias. It is one we still know today.
Sigurd described him in his later years. Historian Snorri relates that Sigurd complained that ‘some dark force had taken over Norway.’ Indeed, it might be said that when you have an enemy as brilliant as Oystein it is best to keep him in plain sight, like on a throne. The last thing one should do is fail to assassinate him and be duped into thinking one had succeeded. In so doing, Sigurd created a true enemy. So in the end, the map is indeed a very real treasure map.
And to the reader who hopes there might be more to be found, it is strongly suggested that one peruse ever so carefully the two books linked below.
The Vinland Map Cipher is the anagram study of the map.
A narrative version of King Oystein’s life based on the ciphers and historical records.
The Vinland Map Cipher Addendum is a pdf of images that may not be included in the two books.
Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy. And may your travels be safe and bear fruit!
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