Legend of Oria 1: Initial Contact by James Campbell Page B

She replied very sharply, “I believe history speaks for itself.  For hundreds of years, Europeans have come to America and stolen land from the rightful owners.  I don't see any compelling evidence to see where this group was different.  Besides, Vikings weren't known as peace lovers.  Most recorded encounters between Vikings and Native Americans ended in violence.  For the most part Vikings, unlike other Europeans, weren't able to come over in sufficient numbers to defeat the local people.”
    Oria was amazed at the depth of Linda's conviction.  He knew there would be no quick changing of her mind.  Therefore, he responded in a neutral voice “Thanks for your answer.  I believe I know where you're coming from.”
    Linda replied rather tartly.  “You’re welcome.”  She then glanced at the entire group and realized that she just slandered almost everyone there.  Fortunately, most of the current lists of invitees were used to Linda's strong feelings.  She was a well-known activist of Native American rights.  Most of them agreed with her and contributed money to her cause.  One of the reasons they came along on this tour was to see firsthand older historical evidence that supported Linda's assertions.  The only one in the group that Linda was unsure about was Oria.  She was starting to regret her decision to let him come along.  Linda decided they had spent enough time at the massacre site.  She feared Oria might come out with another remark that might have brought her current assertions in doubt.  She got the group back into the SUV and headed back towards the dig around the old Viking village.
    The SUV pulled up just outside of the village and parked next to a roped off area.  Oria climbed out of the truck and scanned the site.  The memory of his old self started to come back to him.  It was much prettier back then.  His people had kept the field trimmed and low right up to the village wall.  They kept the field clear to make anyone approaching the village more visible.  Inside the village, they built the buildings with a mixture of both Viking and Nanticoke architecture.  The Viking designs were more permanent than typical for the Nanticoke designs.  The Nanticoke's were more nomadic than the Vikings. 
    Linda led the group up a walkway towards the outside wall of the village.  She was describing various artifacts found along the way.  Once the group reached what used to be the village gate, she stopped the group and started speaking.
    “You are standing almost on top of where the gate to the village used to exist.  We have plans to rebuild this village as closely as can be determined how it existed 500 years ago prior to its destruction by the raid.  When you get inside you will find a mixture of Viking and Nanticoke architectures.  The two groups must have co-existed for a long time.  We have found signs of buildings that existed and someone destroyed long before the destruction of the village during the final raid.  The Nanticoke people on the Eastern Shore of Maryland mostly fished and farmed.  The evidence showed that the Nanticoke were a peaceful people and avoided war.  The Vikings probably had an easy time making slaves out of the local people.”
    Oria interrupted with several statements.  “Linda, I agree from what we know of Viking history it is logical to conclude that the Vikings must have enslaved the local people.  However, several things confuse me with this site.  The newer buildings at this site appear to be of the same style.  From the diagram you passed out, it does not appear that any slave quarters existed.  In a typical Viking village, the leader always had the largest house with a great room that the entire village used.  What I see, looks like a standard village with a mixture of Viking and Nanticoke customs.  I don't see anything to suggest that there were two groups, but one group that had a hybrid heritage from both Nanticoke and Viking