New areas to establish settlements.
Greenland.
Norway, then Greenland
Born in Norway. Lived in Iceland then Greenland.
He died because of an epidemic which swept through Greenland.
He died because of an epidemic which swept through Greenland.
Because he wanted it to sound inviting and so people would go there and make colonies there.
Erik the Red, founder of the first settlement of Greenland, was born around 950AD, and died around 1003AD. So it would be in the Middle Ages.
Greenland.
No. His father Erik the Red found Greenland.
No. Other Vikings had seen Greenland from their ships.
Actually it was his father, Erik the Red, who found Greenland.
He didn't. Greenland was found by Leif's father, Erik the Red.