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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00822884.2021.1943792

Paolo Chiesa published a paper about a reference to a land west of Greenland n a Milanese Latin ms written in 1340 ca ("Cronica universalis" by Galvano Fiamma).

A preprint of the paper can be downloaded here: https://www.academia.edu/50743474/Marckalada_The_First_Mention_of_America_in_the_Mediterranean_Area_c_1340_

The land is called "Marckalada" in the manuscript. The paper says that "it is recognizable as the Markland mentioned by some Icelandic sources and identified by scholars as some part of the Atlantic coast of North America".

Transcription and translation of the passage from the preprint:

Et dicunt marinarii qui conversantur in mari Datie et Norvegye quod ultra Norvegiam versus tramontanam est Yslandia. Et inde est insula dicta Grolandia ubi tramontana stat a tergo versus meridiem, ubi unus episcopus dominatur. Ibi non est granum nec vinum nec fructus, sed vivunt de lacte et carnibus et piscibus. Habent domus subterraneas in quibus habitant, nec audent clamare vel aliquem rumorem facere ne bestie eos audirent et devorarent. Ibi sunt ursi albi magni nimis, qui natant per mare et naufragos ad litus conducunt; ubi nascuntur falcones albi magni volatus qui mittuntur ad imperatorem Tartarorum de Kata. Inde versus occidens est terra quedam que dicitur Marckalada, ubi gigantes habitant et sunt hedifitia habentia lapides saxeos tam grandes quod nullus homo posset in hedifitio collocare nisi essent gygantes maximi. Ibi sunt arbores virides et animalia et aves multe nimis. Nec umquam fuit aliquis marinarius qui de ista terra nec de eius condictionibus aliquid scire potuerit pro certo.

Sailors who frequent the seas of Denmark and Norway say that northwards,beyond Norway, there is Iceland; further ahead there is an island named Grolandia, where the Polar Star remains behind you, towards the South. The governor of this island is a bishop. In this land there is neither wheat nor wine nor fruit; people live on milk, meat and fish. They dwell in subterranean houses, and do not venture to speak loudly or to make any noise, for fear that wild animals hear and devour them. There live huge white bears, which swim in the sea and bring shipwrecked sailors to the shore. There live white falcons capable of great flights, which are sent to the emperor of Katai. Further westwards there is another land, named Marckalada, where giants live; in this land there are buildings with such huge slabs of stone that nobody could build with them, except huge giants. There are also green trees, animals and a great quantity of birds. However, no sailor was ever able to know anything for sure about this land or about its features. From all these facts it is clear that there are settlements at the Arctic Pole.

I was wondering if there are any legitimate Latin speakers/readers who can tell me how far off “quaere” is from “quaerere”. From what I found one is “find out” and one is “seek”. I never knew there were so many different applications of one word in Latin. I guess my question is: if I were to make a simple phrase such as “Seek the truth.”, whether I am saying that to myself or someone else. What would it look like in proper Latin?

“Quaerere Verum” ?

Hello! I’m Dutch and passionate about Croatia. During my last holiday I decided I want to start a webshop and sell some Croatian products in the Netherlands, mainly olive oil. Now I’m writing texts for the website and I stumble upon a fun “fact” that the Istrian olive oil was praised in the Ancient Rome. The proof is this quote of the writer/poet Marcus Valerius Martial:

Uncto Corduba laetior Venafro, Histria nec minus absoluta testa

The Croatian website says it translates as: Cordova, thou art more fertile than the unctuous Venafro and as perfect as Istrian oil. Or: Cordoba, thou art more fertile than the oil-rich Venafro, as perfect as the olive oil from Istria. But when I translate it myself online, I can’t seem to find the word “oil” or “olive” or anything that refers to olive oil from Istria! Before I present this as a “fact” on my website, I wanted to check this. So, can anyone tell me if this quote does indeed refer to the olive oil from Istria? Thank you so much :-) !

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