Leif Erikson
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Leif Eriksson or Ericsson, Erickson, and Ericksson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a Norse explorer.[1] He was the first known European to travel to North America.[1]
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Erikson was probably born in Iceland and grew up in Greenland. His father was Erik the Red,[1] who had created colonies in Greenland. Eriksson is said to have visited North America long before anyone else in Europe did.[1] According to Icelandic sagas (stories) he started a Viking settlement in Vinland. Many scholars think this was Newfoundland in Canada.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Leif Eriksson the Lucky". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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