Leif Ericson Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer, and the first European known to have discovered North America http: //academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Lei...
Leif Ericson Homepage Biographies of the discoverer of America http: //mnc.net/norway/Leif.htm
Leif Ericsson At the end of the tenth century ce the Scandinavians dominated the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and the northern Atlantic. As ‘Vikings’ they had raided the shores and, sailing the rivers, sites far inland. As ‘Norsemen’ they had settled in conquered areas. The Swedes had built up a trade network along the Eastern European waterways and were locally known as the Rus http: //reportret.info/gallery/leifericsson1.ht...
Lief Ericsson These pages are dedicated to the Leif Erikson Viking Ship RESTORATION PROJECT in Duluth, Minnesota, USA http: //leiferiksonvikingship.com/
The Viking Network: Leif Ericsson The first European to reach the shores of North America grew up on Greenland.. http: //viking.no/e/people/leif/e-leiv.htm
Leif Erikson Christopher Columbus was not the first European to discover the New World! This commonly held belief is wrong. Columbus didn't reach the New World until 1492, 500 years after Leif Erikson's arrival in 1001 AD. Leif Erikson was the first European to set foot in the New World, opening a new land rich with resources for the Vikings to explore http: //mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm
Leif Erikson Day in United States Leif Erikson Day honors the viking explorer of the same name. He is the first recorded Nordic person to have visited the area that is now the United States. It is believed that he visited Baffin Island and Labrador around 1000 CE. He is now honored with a holiday in the USA. http: //timeanddate.com/holidays/us/leif-erikso...
Leif Erikson Leif Erikson came from a long line of explorers, and unfortunately murderers as well. Leif's great-great-great uncle, Nadod, discovered Iceland in about 861, and Leif's father discovered Greenland around 970-980. The circumstances that led to Leif's father discovering Greenland http: //hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b2eriksonlei...
