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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leif_EriksonLeif Erikson - Wikipedia

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   Leif Erikson, also known as Leif the Lucky (c. 970s – c. 1018 to 1025), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus.

3. www.britannica.com › biography › Leif-EriksonLeif Erikson | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 29, 2024 · Leif Erikson, Norse explorer widely held to have been the first European to reach the shores of North America. The 13th- and 14th-century Icelandic accounts of his life show that he was a member of an early voyage to eastern North America, although he may not have been the first to sight its coast.

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5. www.history.com › topics › explorationLeif Eriksson - Day, Biography & Facts - HISTORY

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   Apr 22, 2010 · Leif Eriksson was a Norse explorer, and the first known European to have set foot on continental North America, on what is now called Greenland. He reached North America nearly four...

6. www.thoughtco.com › leif-erikson-4694123Leif Erikson: First European in North America - ThoughtCo

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   Jul 30, 2019 · Leif Erikson, sometimes spelled Eriksson, is believed to have been the first European to discover and explore the North American continent. A Norse adventurer, Erikson made his way to Vinland, on the coast of what is now Newfoundland, and may have gone even further into the North American interior.

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7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0202452Leif Erickson, Discoverer of North America (2000) - IMDb

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   Jul 14, 2000 · Leif Erickson, Discoverer of North America: Directed by Phil Nibbelink. With Daniel Trippett, Helena Schmeid, Joy Lang, Chip Albers. A boy meets a beautiful girl and finds adventure on the high seas.

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   • Director: Phil Nibbelink
   • Release Date: 2000-07-14

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9. www.history.com › news › the-viking-explorer-whoThe Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America - HISTORY

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   Oct 8, 2013 · Leif Eriksson is believed to have led the first European expedition to North America.

10. allthatsinteresting.com › leif-eriksonLeif Erikson, The First European Explorer To Reach America

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    Apr 19, 2024 · In approximately 1000 C.E., Norse explorer Leif Erikson established a settlement he called Vinland in what’s believed to be present-day Newfoundland. This would make Erikson the first European to set foot in North America — some 500 years before Christopher Columbus, the man who supposedly “discovered” America.