Abstract
Viking exploits in the North Atlantic have aroused people's imagination to a height where responsible judgement of extraordinary claims often seems to be suspended. The controversy over the alleged authenticity of the Minnesota Kensington runestone is a famous case in point*. The uncritical acceptance by a large section of the scientific community of the theory that the Vikings utilized polarized skylight for navigational purposes, is another.
© 1993 Optical Society of America
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