Leif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson or Leif Ericson, also known as Leif the Lucky (c. 970 – c. 1020), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental North America, about half a millennium before Christopher Columbus.
According to the sagas of Icelanders, Erikson established a Norse settlement at Vinland, which usually is interpreted as being coastal North America. There is ongoing speculation about his settlement corresponding to the remains of a Norse settlement found in Newfoundland, Canada, called L'Anse aux Meadows, which was occupied 1,000 years ago, specifically 990-1050 CE, according to carbon dating estimates.
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MoreLeif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson or Leif Ericson, also known as Leif the Lucky (c. 970 – c. 1020), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental North America, about half a millennium before Christopher Columbus.
According to the sagas of Icelanders, Erikson established a Norse settlement at Vinland, which usually is interpreted as being coastal North America. There is ongoing speculation about his settlement corresponding to the remains of a Norse settlement found in Newfoundland, Canada, called L'Anse aux Meadows, which was occupied 1,000 years ago, specifically 990-1050 CE, according to carbon dating estimates.
Erikson was the son of Erik the Red, founder of the first Norse settlement in Greenland, and Thjodhild of Iceland. His place of birth is not known, but he is assumed to have been born in Iceland, which had recently been colonized by Norsemen mainly from Norway. He grew up in Greenland.
Subject ID: 131229
Subject ID: 131229