Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

We know that they were known to 15th century Europeans.

Radiocarbon dating tells us when the manuscript was written. It does NOT tell us where it was written. You have no proof that the VMS was compiled in Europe during the 15th century:

1. The VMS depicts a European castle that I have identified as a heretic fortress that was completely destroyed in 1244 (the 13th century). 

2. The VMS depicts an administrative council composed of men and women fully clothed. This is a European scene from c. 1200, not c. 1420. The heretics who gave equal rights to women had become extinct by the beginning of the 14th century.

Meanwhile,

1. The great diversity of plants seen in the VMS, whether real or imaginary, is suggestive of climates more diverse than what is found in Europe.

2. Depictions of naked women bathing in plant-infested swamp water is reflective of a warmer climate that what is typically found in Europe.

These arguments are expandable and go well beyond the mere depiction of a single sunflower or an armadillo.