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sources did not correspond to the paragraph (e.g source 1"undeniable proof of Vikings in North America"source 2. "ca. 1000 A.D. Norse Settlement "not enough space to say 3, 4 and 5 but it's explicit.
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 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.<ref>http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/1137.html</ref> <ref>http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/meadows/index_e.asp</ref> <ref>http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/v_lanse.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/vinland.html</ref> <ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/4s</ref>
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.
According to some sources, Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17946/17946-h/17946-h.htm#chap_4 Saga of Erik the Red, chapter 4]</ref>
According to some sources, Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.
Leif returned to Greenland in 1001. Leif never returned and attempts at settlement of Vinland were unsuccessful due to the native North Americans.
Leif returned to Greenland in 1001. Leif never returned and attempts at settlement of Vinland were unsuccessful due to the native North Americans.