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'''Leif Erikson''' (or Leifur Eiríksson) was born in [[Iceland]] in 970 and died in 1020. He was son of [[Eric the Red]] who was an outlaw from [[Norway]]. He founded two colonies in [[Greenland]] and it is generally believed that he was the first [[Europe]]an to arrive in [[North America]], in modren day [[Newfoundland]] (which he called Wineland). Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.

'''Leif Erikson''' (or Leifur Eiríksson) a rash belligerant man was born in [[Iceland]] in 970 and died in 1020. He was son of [[Eric the Red]] who lived on the West Coast of Greenland and was an outlaw from [[Norway]]. Leifs best friend, Lars Almvig, told a saga of a land far to the west that had been seen through a mist by a Viking band led by Bjarni Herjulfsson in 986 that had been blown off course.  To get away from Dad and encouraged by the constant need of land to farm, Leif organized a voyage and bought Bjarni's ship and headed west in about 990 AD. He followed Bjarni's route in reverse, making three landfalls after about 4 1/2 days. The first of these he named Helluland or Flat-Stone Land which is now Labrador.  The second was Markland, or Wood Land, possibly Newfoundland.  The exact location of the third, which was named Vinland could have been as far north as northern Newfoundland or as far south as Cape Cod or even beyond this. Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.

 

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