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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.
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Mar 21, 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.
- Birgitta Wallace
Apr 22, 2010 · Learn about the life and voyages of Leif Erikson, the second son of Erik the Red, the founder of the first European settlement on Greenland. Find out how he reached North America, where he explored Vinland, and what he did after his return to Greenland. Discover his legacy as the first European to reach the New World.
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.
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Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson; October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1986) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, [1] near San Francisco.
Leif Erickson was an American actor who appeared in films such as On the Waterfront, Show Boat and The Carpetbaggers. He also starred in the TV series The High Chaparral and had a long career in theater and radio.
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Dec 13, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Leif Erikson, the first European to set foot in North America more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Discover his origins, family, voyages, legacy, and how he was described in the sagas.
