Zichmni is the name of an explorer-prince appearing in a 1558 book by Nicolo Zeno of Venice, allegedly based on letters and a map written around the year 1400 by the author's ancestors, the brothers Nicolo and Antonio Zeno.
The letters upon which the book are based alledgedly provide a first-hand account by the Zeno brothers of a voyage of exploration undertaken in the year 1398 by a prince named Zichmni, who crossed the North Atlantic to Greenland and possibly reached North America. The authenticity of the account of the voyage is highly controversial, and many historians consider either the 1558 book, or the letters upon which it is based, to be a hoax.
Some later historians who credit the account as authentic have speculated that Zichmni was the Scottish nobleman Henry Sinclair. This identification is also considered to be highly controversial.[1] (http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ahamilton/sinclair.htm)
The letters and accompanying map are controversial and are regarded by many historians as a hoax, either by the Zeno brothers or by the descendant who discovered and published them in the 16th century.
By chance Nicolò is rescued by Zichmni, who is described as prince who owned some islands called Porlanda off the southern coast of Frislanda, and who ruled the duchy of Sorant, or Sorand, on the south-east of Frislanda.
Under Zichmni's direction, Antonio attacks "Estlanda", which is ostensively the Shetland Islands, as indicated by the similarity of place names mentioned in the letters.
Zichmni is the name of an explorer-prince appearing in a 1558 book by Nicolo Zeno of Venice, allegedly based on letters and a map written around the year 1400 by the author's ancestors, the brothers Nicolo and Antonio Zeno.
The letters upon which the book are based alledgedly provide a first-hand account by the Zeno brothers of a voyage of exploration undertaken in the year 1398 by a prince named Zichmni, who crossed the North Atlantic to Greenland and possibly reached North America.
The authenticity of the account of the voyage is highly controversial, and many historians consider either the 1558 book, or the letters upon which it is based, to be a hoax.
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