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Aug 2, 2023 · Norse explorer Leif Eriksson is credited with being the first European to reach North America. Updated: Aug 2, 2023. Getty Images. (970-1020) Who Was Leif Eriksson? Born in the 10th...
1 day ago · In the long saga of European exploration, one figure stands out as a true pioneer: Leif Erikson. Born in Iceland around 970 AD, Leif was a Norse explorer who became the first European to set foot on the North American continent, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus. His extraordinary voyages, as chronicled in ancient Norse sagas, have ...
Sep 20, 2018 · Leif Erikson (also spelled Leif Eriksson, Old Norse Leifr Eiríksson), nicknamed Leif 'the Lucky', was a Norse Viking who is best known for arguably being the first European to have set foot on North American soil along with his crew c. 1000 CE. Probably born in Iceland around 970-980 CE, Leif was the son of the famous Erik the Red who set up ...
Nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the ocean blue, a Norse Viking by the name of Leif Eriksson landed on the North American continent. Eriksson is believed to be the first European to have landed on and established a settlement in North America around 1000 CE.
Dec 13, 2022 · Who Was Leif Erikson? Leif’s Origins & Persona. Erikson was born around 970 CE in Iceland, the son of Erik the Red and his wife Thjodhild (or Thorhild as she is called in Hauksbók). As you may know, Leif’s father Erik was also a renown Viking explorer; discovering and naming Greenland, and founding the first Norse settlement in Greenland ...
Oct 8, 2013 · Home. Topics. Exploration. The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America. Leif Eriksson Day commemorates the Norse explorer believed to have led the first European expedition to North...
Leif Erikson (11th century) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. Artist's conception of Norse explorer Leif Erikson's ship © Erikson was an...
