Leif Ericsson
Born: 970 AD
Died: 1020 AD, at 50 years of age.
Nationality: Norwegian
Categories: Adventurers, Explorer
Died: 1020 AD, at 50 years of age.
Nationality: Norwegian
Categories: Adventurers, Explorer
970 - Leif was born in Iceland, The son of Eric The Red. Hence Eric-son.
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. They also seen North America and Canada.
1001 - Leif and his crew left Markland and found land again, they landed and built some houses
-Leif Erikson had two brothers, Thorvald and Thorsteinn, and one sister, Freydís. Leif married a woman named Thorgunna, and they had one son, Thorkell Leifsson.
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.
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