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Leif 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.
May 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.
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Leif Erickson was an American actor who starred in The High Chaparral, On the Waterfront and Show Boat. He was born in 1911, married three times and died in 1986.
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Apr 22, 2010 · Learn about Leif Erikson, the son of Erik the Red and the first European to reach North America. Find out how he sailed to Vinland, what he discovered there and why he is celebrated as a Nordic American pioneer.
Sep 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.
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6 days ago · Leif Erikson, was a Norse explorer born in the 970s in Iceland and the son of Erik the Red. Leif Erikson is known for his journey to North America, which he reached by accident when blown off course while on his way to Greenland to introduce Christianity.
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Sep 4, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer who travelled to Newfoundland hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus. Discover his legacy, his possible discoveries of Vinland, and his connection to the Norse settlement in Greenland.
