I think I’ve mentioned this before, but thinking about #LeifEriksonDay and #Vinland I’m of the opinion that the saga descriptions of Vinland contain some memories of actual #Norse exploration in North America, but the stories’ primary intent isn’t to be a historical account. There’s too much literary convention at play to treat them as accurate descriptions of historical events, despite being inspired by some.

It’s the difference between “Based on a True Story” and “Inspired By True Events”.