Vikings, more commonly known, as the Danes, were explorers. There are records that show Danish exploration as far west as the eastern seaboard of North America, and as far east as Eastern Europe.
In 1000 A.D the a viking ship ended up in Newfoundland (part of Canada) and become the first Europeans to come to North America.
Yes, they had a settlement in Newfoundland.
While the Vikings had a settlement in Canada, they were not there for very long. It is doubtful that they had a lasting impact on the area became Canada.
Norse settlers came to Newfoundland in the 10th century
The Vikings where the firts to settle in Canada
Vikings
When the Vikings landed in Canada, the Dorset people had already left that area. There were some people that the Vikings called Skraelingar.
It is important because it was the first settlement in Canada
That's simply, other then the Vikings and First Nations it was the Europeans.
the aboriginals had thought that the vikings were going to attack them
NO
Yes, the Vikings were the first Europeans to settle in Canada.
The Vikings are Europeans and it was people of Asian descent that discovered Canada first.
The Vikings where the firts to settle in Canada
The Vikings landed in 986
The brief visits of the Vikings to what now is Canada just after the year 1000 should not be called an "invasion"!
Vikings
Leif Ericson.
They sailed from Greenland in longships.
Newfoundland.
in 1000