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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.[http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/1137.html] [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/index_e.asp] [http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/v_lanse.htm] [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/vinland.html] [5]s.  

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.[http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/1137.html] [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/index_e.asp] [http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/v_lanse.htm] [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/vinland.html] [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/4]s.  

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.