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Leif Erikson, [note 1] also known as Leif the Lucky (c. 970s – c. 1018 to 1025), [1] 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.
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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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.
Leif Erikson was the second son of Erik the Red, who settled in Greenland. He may have been the first European to reach North America, 500 years before Columbus, and converted to Christianity in Norway.
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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Dec 13, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Leif Erikson, the first European to set foot in North America in 1000 CE. Find out his origins, family, legacy, and how he was described in the sagas.
Aug 2, 2023 · Born in the 10th century, Norse explorer Leif Eriksson was the second son of Erik the Red, who is credited with settling Greenland. For his part, Eriksson is considered by many to be the...
