Nettet8. okt. 2013 · Half a millennium before Columbus “discovered” America, those Viking feet may have been the first European ones to ever have touched North American soil. … http://www.mnc.net/norway/ericson.htm

Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day and Not Leif Erikson Day?

NettetLeif Ericson. Columbus ... came off course, and quite by chance came to the shores of northeastern America in the year 1000, thus preceding Columbus by nearly 500 years. However, according to the Greenland … NettetErik the Red, byname of Erik Thorvaldsson, Old Norse Eirik Rauð, Icelandic Eiríkur Rauði, (flourished 10th century, Norway?), founder of the first European settlement on … i love to learn new things interview

Leif Erikson: The Viking who Discovered America 500 years …

NettetExploration and Discovery Erik returned to Iceland in 985 or 986. His descriptions of the new territory persuaded many people to follow him to found a new colony in Greenland. Of the 25 ships that sailed from Iceland, only 14 ships are believed to have landed safely at an area later known as Eystribygd (“Eastern Settlement”). NettetNearly 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 … Nettet13. jun. 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 … i love to learn meme