Morten St George Theory

[davidjackson]

Both the Viking and Basque whalers were stopping on Iceland

Ah, the Basques, I forget about them. Their influence is noted in Iceland - the Icelanders recently over-turned an ancient law which allowed any Basque to be killed on sight. The 16th century law was enacted due to the amount of fish the blighters were stealing from Icelandic waters, and it was never taken off the books until.... You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..

(I recently took my Spanish partner there - she wasn't killed. The joke "another good plan foiled" is getting old).