Encyclopedia: Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson) (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a Norse explorer often thought to be the first European to have landed in North America. According to the Norse sagas he established a ...
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Leif Erikson Day is an American observance occurring on October 9. It honors Leif Ericson (Leifr Eiríksson), who brought the first Europeans known to have...
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The first European to reach the shores of North America grew up on Greenland Come West - to Greenland Leif becomes a Christian...
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; 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 Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, 1995 ed. "Leif Ericson." To return to the Leif Ericson Linkpage, click below:
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Biography of Leif Ericson Statue in Reykjavík, Iceland of the discoverer of the North American Continent. Reprinted, with permission of Prof. Ed Jackson, University of Alberta (Canada) , from his collection of Icelandic photos To return to the Leif Ericson Linkpage, click below:
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Hungry Lizard Studio: Lief Ericson Scout Poster: Poster of the Leif Ericson scout in 1:72 scale. Complete with description. Poster of the Leif Ericson scout in 1:72 scale. Complete with description.
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The Leif Ericson Viking Ship, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the study, education and promotion of the fact that Leif Ericson was the first European to set foot upon and explore the North American Continent and of Vikings in general, their times and travels throughout the world.
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There is little doubt that Lief Ericson truly discovered America long before Columbus, although that discovery did not lead to a permanent European presence. The year was 1000 A.D. when the son of Eric the Red, Lief Ericson, came to America. This intrepid adventurer planted a settlement in what is now Newfoundland,
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Leif the Lucky. His name has been variously spelled as Leaf or Leif Ericson, Ericsson, Erickson, Erikson or Eriksson; in Norwegian, Leiv Eriksson den Hepne; in Old Norse, Leifr Eriksson.
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GALACTIC CRUISER LEIF ERICSON Commercial posters of the Leif Ericson may be purchased here This is based on the plastic model of the Leif Ericson released by AMT back in 1968. This was the model used by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven as the inspiration for the INSS MacArthur in their classic novel The Mote In God's Eye.
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