Leif Ericsson

Portrait
Born: 970 AD
Died: 1020 AD, at 50 years of age.

Nationality: Norwegian
Categories: Adventurers


970 - Leif was born in Iceland.

 

        

998 - He also went to Norway to serve the King of Norway, Olaf Tryggvason.

 

 

1000 - Leif Ericson converted to Christianity, like many Norse of that time.    

 

 

      - He went to was covered with flat and shiny rocks.

 

 

1001 - Leif and his crew left Markland and found land again, they landed and built some houses.

 

 

1002-1003 - On the return voyage, Leif rescued an Icelandic castaway named Þórir and his crew an incident that earned Leif the nickname Leif the Lucky.

 

 

1020 - Lief died.

 

 

 

Page last updated: 2:53am, 27th Jan '08

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