Leif Erikson - Wikipedia
WEBLeif 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.
Leif Erikson | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 29, 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.
Leif Eriksson - Day, Biography & Facts - HISTORY
WEBApr 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 - World History Encyclopedia
WEBSep 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.
Leif Eriksson: Biography, Norse Explorer, North America
WEBAug 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...
Leif Erikson: The Full Story (History, Facts & Timeline)
WEBDec 13, 2022 · 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.
Leif Eriksson - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and Park
WEBNearly 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.
Leif Erikson - History of the Man Who Discovered America
WEBJun 22, 2024 · Leif Erikson is known as the viking explorer who “discovered” America, as the first European, centuries ahead of Columbus. Obviously the American Indians had already been living in North America for thousands of years.
Who Was Norse Explorer Leif Erikson? | History Hit
WEBOct 3, 2022 · Leif Erikson, also known as Leif the Lucky, was a Norse explorer who was probably the first European to reach the North American continent, nearly four centuries before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas in 1492.
BBC - History - Leif Erikson
WEBLeif Erikson (also spelled Ericsson, or Eiriksson) was the second of three sons of Erik the Red, who established a settlement in Greenland after he was exiled from Iceland.
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