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The first of these he named Helluland or Flat-Stone Land which is now Labrador.

The first of these he named Helluland or Flat-Stone Land which is now Labrador.

There is strong evidence that he established a Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. From the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, there was a controversy about whether or not the Norse reached North American before Columbus. The issue was finally laid to rest in 1960, when artifacts of Scandinavian origin, dating to about 1000 AD were discovered in Newfoundland.

There is very little evidence that he established a Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Before 1960 the suggestion had no credibility, and then several small Norse artifacts were supposedly found in Newfoundland without independent verification. One of those artifacts was used by Norse women in their chores, but there is no explanation for how or why Norse women would have gone to Newfoundland.

According to some sources, Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.

According to some sources, Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.