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