Ericsson
Transcript: . Leif Ericsson & the Viking adventures. 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 the first European to reach North America, centuries ahead of Christopher Columbus. However, the details of his voyage are a matter of historical debate, with one version claiming his landing accidental and another that he had sailed there intentionally after learning of the region from earlier explorers. In either case, Eriksson eventually returned to Greenland, where he had been commissioned by Norwegian king Olaf I Tryggvason to spread Christianity and is believed to have died circa 1020. In the early 1960s, the discovery of the ruins of a Viking settlement. Leif 's name is said like Lafe. Leif and his 35 other crew mates set sale and sailed even further than Leif's father. Ericsson explored many differnet regions like Norway,Greenland,Iceland,and North America.He had a brother Thorvald that also attempted to sail to North America were he was said to be killed.His sister was a b-a,she was a women viking and in some saga's she was known to be an evil spirt from the underworld. Leif Ericsson was the son of Erik the Red.He was one of the first people to reach America,but the news about that didn't travel to us until 1838 and by then Columbus and had already taken over slaves and the country. Sometime after Leif had returned to Greenland, he became restless. He decided to find the lands to the west of which Bjarni had spoke. So he bought Bjarni's boat and set off with Thyrker and some men towards the north, following Bjarni's course. After sailing up the western coast of Greenland, he sailed west for 600 miles and found a land with high glaciers and rock. They landed, but w Leif Ericsson was born in the year 975 Soon after in 986 he and his family moved to Greenland. 999 Ericsson's ship blew off course 1002 another voyage to go west was set up 1003 Ericsson returns to Greenland with timber. Leif Ericsson encouters people from Nova Scotia. 1020 Leif Ericsson dies in Greenland Leif and his father Erik the red were very different,Erik the red named Greendland and Leif decided to name the island he found slabby rock area island he changed this name to Vinland,he did not have the talent of naming things. These are the routes that Leif traveled, he traveled to Iceland,Greenland to America and then back home to Norway. HISTORY.com bio.com mentalfloss.com brittanica.com