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Yes. There is a consensus among scholars that the vikings traveled to what is today known as America five centuries prior to the travels of Christopher Columbus. The vikings gave America the name: "Vinland" or in English (Word by word translation): "Wine land." One interpretation is "meadow land."
The most famous of these vikings was "Leif Erikson."
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∙ 11y agoLeif Eriksson discovered America in the year of 1000. He was sailing from west Norway to Greenland when strong winds blew his ship off course and carried his ship all the way to the North American coast.
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∙ 13y agoThe norsemen that discovered America was Bjarni Herjolfsson. Leif Erickson set out a few years after Byarni to follow his route. Christopher Columbus, went to America 500 years AFTER Leif Erickson. Most people think that Columbus found it first, but he did not.
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∙ 12y agoHe was the first European to land in America. It had been spotted years before by a Viking named Bjarni Herjolfs.
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When did leif eriksson discover noth America?
In the year 1002 or 1003.
Where did leif eriksson discover?
Canada.
What was Leif Eriksson's motivation?
what was leif eriksson motivation
What motivated leif eriksson?
what was leif eriksson motivation
What did Leif Ericsson do to earn his place in history?
Well it is said that Colombus wasn't the first European to set foot in America but Leif eriksson was , he wrote a book about it and he states that the Viking were really the first ones to set foot in America, therefore making him "Leif eriksson" famous . Leif erickson day is october 9th. leif Eriksson was also Christian and brought Christianity to the viking era.
What did Leif Eriksson discover in his voyvages?
North America.
What did Leif Eriksson discover on his voyages?
North America.
When did leif eriksson discover North America?
1000 a.D.
When did leif eriksson discover noth America?
In the year 1002 or 1003.
What is Leif Eriksson remember for?
He was a viking who was one of the first people to discover America.
Did leif eriksson discover any other place than north America?
No.
Where did leif eriksson discover?
Canada.
When leif eriksson discovered Iceland what did he find?
He didn't discover Iceland. He was born and raised there. He was the first European to discover North America.
Did leif eriksson discover green land?
No. He discovered North America. His father, Erik the Red, discovered Greenland.
What was Leif Eriksson's name for America?
He was unnammed
What area did Leif Eriksson discover?
The Norseman Leif Eriksson sailed off course and landed on the North American continent, where he explored a area he called Vinland.
Where did leif eriksson travel?
To North America.
