No. It was called Vinland because they found grapes (and vines) there.
Because of the grapes they found there (grape vines).
Because there were lots of vines with berries on them
Land of vines (grapevines).
He found grapes there. He named if Vinland for the grape vines.
because it had so many vines
Because of the vines (grapevines) they found there.
Because of the grapes they found there (grape vines).
because it had so many vines
because it had so many vines
Leif Erikson called the land he discovered "Vinland" due to the abundant grapes (vines) he found there. This is believed to be somewhere along the coast of North America around 1000 AD.
He called it Vinland. Nowadays it's called Newfoundland, Canada.
Vínland is the Old Norse (contemporary Icelandic) word for wine-land. It is believed that the name was given because the Vikings discovered that grapes grew wild there.