Editorial: Exit the Runic Rock

Vineyard Gazette |

We note with some sadness the disappearance of the runic rock of Noman’s Land, yet this is as proper an ending as any for a me­morial to Leif Eriksson which scholars say Leif or any of his men never carved. Noman’s Land is an island of romance and mystery, and has been these many years, but all its tales seem to have an ironic ending.
 
There is a gaping hole not far from Stony Point on that island where a Vineyarder dug for treasure which he neier found.

Legend of the Runic Rock
Noman's Land
 

 

 

Historic Preservation Commissions Doubt Rune Rock Credibility

Jim Hickey

A planned expedition to recover a mysterious rune stone on Noman's Land reportedly inscribed with the name of famous Viking Leif Eriksson has hit a snag. The state historical commission questions the plan and the Chilmark historical commission has recommended against removal of the stone.

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Revisiting Viking Myth on Island, Noman's Expedition Is Planned

Jim Hickey

Riding the wave of a sudden renewed interest in a possibly ignored chapter of Vineyard history, an expedition made up of researchers, diving experts and history buffs plans to travel to Noman's Land this summer to help determine if Vikings visited here around the year 1000 A.D.

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Rural Legend of Viking Presence Endures

Jim Hickey

It is either the biggest hoax or the most ignored chapter in Island history.

There are people who believe that the mysterious - almost mythic - Viking people once visited, and perhaps even colonized Martha's Vineyard, hundreds of years before Bartholomew Gosnold made land here and named the Island after a family member.

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Noman’s Land Again

Vineyard Gazette
The visit to Noman’s Land the other day by Bertrand Wood who lived on that seaward island long ago and took with him many of the nostalgic memori
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