What was Leif Eriksson?
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Viking
From Iceland/Greenland.
💡 Did you know? Leif Eriksson was a Viking who grew up in Greenland, which his father had settled.
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What did Leif Eriksson achieve around 1000?
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America
Around 500 years before Columbus.
💡 Did you know? Around the year 1000 Leif Eriksson reached North America: about 500 years before Columbus.
What did Leif call the land he found?
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Vinland
After berries or vines.
💡 Did you know? He named the land he found „Vinland“: possibly for wild berries or vines.
Who was Leif's father?
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Erik the Red
He had settled Greenland.
💡 Did you know? His father Erik the Red had settled Greenland and given it its enticing name to attract settlers.
In which region was the evidence for Leif Eriksson’s voyage found?
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Newfoundland
In northern Canada.
💡 Did you know? Excavations at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland prove the Viking settlement in America.
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