And who the heck is Leif Eriksson?
He was born probably at 970 in Norway, or maybe Iceland and the first one who discovered America at the year 999 or 1000, five hundred years before Columbus did. :)
Leif Eriksson was the son of the norse viking Erik the Red, and he had heard the story of merchant Bjarni Herjólfsson who claimed to have sighted land to the west of Greenland after having been blown off course. Leif became excited, noone knew there was land beyond Greenland so Leif approached Bjarni, purchased his ship, gathered a crew of thirty-five men, and mounted an expedition towards the land Bjarni had described and there it was - America, a land full of indians who never had seen a white man before.
Leif followed Bjarni's route in reverse, and landed first in a rocky and desolate place he named Helluland (Flat-Rock Land; most likely Baffin Island). After venturing further by sea, he landed the second time in a forested place he named Markland (Forest Land; most likely Labrador). Finally, after two more days at sea, he landed in a place Leif named Vinland (Wineland). There, Leif and his crew built a small settlement which was called Leifsbúdir (Leif's Booths) by later visitors from Greenland. After having wintered over in Vinland, Leif returned to Greenland in the spring with a cargo of grapes and timber.
Actually the Leif Eriksson is october the 9 sorry
He was born probably at 970 in Norway, or maybe Iceland and the first one who discovered America at the year 999 or 1000, five hundred years before Columbus did. :)
Leif Eriksson was the son of the norse viking Erik the Red, and he had heard the story of merchant Bjarni Herjólfsson who claimed to have sighted land to the west of Greenland after having been blown off course. Leif became excited, noone knew there was land beyond Greenland so Leif approached Bjarni, purchased his ship, gathered a crew of thirty-five men, and mounted an expedition towards the land Bjarni had described and there it was - America, a land full of indians who never had seen a white man before.
Leif followed Bjarni's route in reverse, and landed first in a rocky and desolate place he named Helluland (Flat-Rock Land; most likely Baffin Island). After venturing further by sea, he landed the second time in a forested place he named Markland (Forest Land; most likely Labrador). Finally, after two more days at sea, he landed in a place Leif named Vinland (Wineland). There, Leif and his crew built a small settlement which was called Leifsbúdir (Leif's Booths) by later visitors from Greenland. After having wintered over in Vinland, Leif returned to Greenland in the spring with a cargo of grapes and timber.
Actually the Leif Eriksson is october the 9 sorry
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