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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 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. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act.
Apr 22, 2010 · Leif Erikson (spelling variations include Eiriksson, Erikson or Ericson), known as “Leif the Lucky,” was the second of three sons of the famed Norse explorer Erik the Red, who established a...
Dec 13, 2022 · Do We Know For Sure that Leif Erikson Discovered North America? Leif Erikson is the first European and Viking that was documented to have found and landed in North America, but the first Norseman to discover the continent was likely Bjarni Herjólfsson who allegedly sailed there in 986 CE but never landed.
Jun 13, 2006 · Leif Eriksson was the first European to explore the east coast of North America, including areas that are now part of Arctic and Atlantic Canada. Upon the death of his father, Erik the Red, Leif became paramount chieftain of the Norse colony in Greenland. The two main sources on him are The Saga of the Greenlanders and The Saga of Erik the Red.
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.
Sep 4, 2018 · Leif Erikson was the middle son of Erik the Red, the founder of the Norse settlement in Greenland and his wife Thjodhild. Leif Eriksson statue in Reykjavik, Iceland. We don’t know exactly when and where he was born but it’s believed to have been around 970CE in the recently-colonised Iceland.
Leif Eriksson was probably the first European to visit North America. He was a Viking. The Vikings were warriors from northern Europe who traveled far by sea during the Middle Ages. Leif was born on the island of Iceland sometime before 1000 ce. He grew up on the nearby island of Greenland.
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. Leif Erikson Fast Facts.
Dec 11, 2020 · Leif Erikson, born approximately 960 A.D., was the son of Erik the Red, the founder of the first settlement on modern day Greenland. Following Viking tradition, Leif was not raised with his family, and grew up under a man named Thryker.
