MothMan
Banned
What do you think? Perhaps either intentionally or unintentionally at some point in time, Sailors made it across the Atlantic or Pacific, and either stayed or found a way to leave again.
A Scenario: lets say three ship leaves Spain bound for Britain. A storm arises of the coast of Gaul, generating powerful winds that push the three ships west. One ship has been destroyed, and ship two has lost roughly half its crew and 1/3 of its cargo, i.e food. Ship one remains nearly perfect, suffering no casualties, and no significant loss of cargo.
Lets say that the two ships believe that they they are traveling east instead of west, and that they will find the coast of Europe if the continue to travel west, thinking it to be east.
Of course, no right minded captain with sail a ship without a navigator. Perhaps the Navigator makes a technical error, or is ill experienced in unfamiliar waters.
After maybe two or more weeks at sea, only one ship has survived the voyage, losing half of its crew and cargo. Land is spotted, perhaps the crew mistakes the land for Europe or Africa?
They go ashore, maybe make some form of contact/communication with the native population. and maybe they are able to repair their ship and attempt to go home, not realizing that they had discovered a whole new world?
Of course it possible, perhaps even probable...? I'm curious to see what others think.
one more thing, think past the often narrow minded view of so called distinguished scholars, use your own judgement
A Scenario: lets say three ship leaves Spain bound for Britain. A storm arises of the coast of Gaul, generating powerful winds that push the three ships west. One ship has been destroyed, and ship two has lost roughly half its crew and 1/3 of its cargo, i.e food. Ship one remains nearly perfect, suffering no casualties, and no significant loss of cargo.
Lets say that the two ships believe that they they are traveling east instead of west, and that they will find the coast of Europe if the continue to travel west, thinking it to be east.
Of course, no right minded captain with sail a ship without a navigator. Perhaps the Navigator makes a technical error, or is ill experienced in unfamiliar waters.
After maybe two or more weeks at sea, only one ship has survived the voyage, losing half of its crew and cargo. Land is spotted, perhaps the crew mistakes the land for Europe or Africa?
They go ashore, maybe make some form of contact/communication with the native population. and maybe they are able to repair their ship and attempt to go home, not realizing that they had discovered a whole new world?
Of course it possible, perhaps even probable...? I'm curious to see what others think.
one more thing, think past the often narrow minded view of so called distinguished scholars, use your own judgement