He wasn't sponsored. He sailed on his own (with his crew) from his home in Greenland.
To North America.
Erik the Red and Thjodhild.
Erik the Red.
Erik the Red
To find new lands to colonize.
He had a half sister named Freydis.
To find new lands to colonize.
Brothers Thorvald and Thorsteinn and half sister Freydis.
He was the first European to land in North America.
Samuel's sponsering country was France.
He lead a group of Vikings, who became the first Europeans to land in America.
The date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been born in the year 970.