Francesco Negri from Ravenna, travelling in Norway in the 1660s, writes home about the natural wonders he sees here, and how no country in Christian Europe can compare - and then proceeds to list the most marvellous things each European region can boast:
"England its Birds born from Trees fallen into the Sea. Spain its river Guadiana, which runs for a long stretch underground. France its waters which turn into stone. Flanders its floating Islands" ...
#history
#histodons
Øystein H. Brekke ᚯᛦᛌᛐᛅᛁᚿ ᚼ ᛒ /
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