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Basque Whaling
The 670 document makes no mentions of active whaling, only that whale oil or blubber was obtained from a whale or whales. This easily could have come from a stranded whale or whales. Also, the Basques did not began whaling in the New World until the 1530s. The claim that they simply followed whales until they reached Newfoundland in the 14th century is clearly dubious. It is nothing but a claim made by authors centuries after the fact. The vessels mentioned in 1412 off Iceland have been found to refer only to foreign ships, not Basque whalers as previously believed. See my Discussion page for more information. Jonas Poole (talk) 04:28, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
