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Erik The RedAnswerErik the Red is the father of Leif Erikson. He was 20 years old when Leif was born.
Leif Erikson's father, also a chieftain, was named Erik the Red.
Leif Erikson's father is Erik the Red. He was a very famous viking known for for being founder of the earliest Scandinavian settlements in Greenland of 985
He didn't. Greenland was discovered by Leif's father Erik the Red.
He sail for his father, Erik the Red.
Leif Erikson traveled to North America because his father had been exiled from Iceland, and his father (Eric the Red) took his wife, his children and his slaves to Greenland with him.
There were no surnames, they used patrynomics, where one takes the father's name, for example, Leif Erikson has no surname his approrpiate name is Leif, but because his Father was Erik the Red, he becomes Leif son of Erik, but it is much easier to say Erikson.
Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer, likely learned how to sail from his father, Erik the Red, who was also an experienced sailor and explorer. Erik the Red is credited with establishing the first Norse settlements in Greenland, and it is likely that he passed down his knowledge and skills to Leif Erikson.
He is the Father of Erik the Red and the grandfather of Leif Erikson.
His father, Erik the Red, was already an explorer.
Actually it was his father, Erik the Red, who found Greenland.