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In the hypothetical scenario where Vikings established a long-term presence in the Americas, the conquistadors arriving 500 years later might have encountered people with some resistance to European diseases, ironworking knowledge, and horses.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“If it did show up, they would have met a people who had some resistance to European diseases,”
“knew how to work iron,”
“and were riding horses.”Play from 50:24Report a misattribution
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