In the year 1002 or 1003.
Fame and fortune, it is how his family gained status and left their mark or in Leif's case his Markland.
what was leif eriksson motivation
what was leif eriksson motivation
Leif Eriksson was killed in battle
Leif Eriksson was born around 960 AD.
He had a crew of 34 people.
Thorvald Eriksson and Thornstein Eriksson
Leif Eriksson's mothers name was Thjodhild.
Leif Eriksson developed into a christian in 997AD (approximately)
1004
Leif Ericson named the various lands he landed at for geopraphical features. For example, he named Vinland for it's great grass fields, and Markland for its forests.
nobody knows --------- Nobody knows for sure but we can be pretty sure he retraced the voyage of Bjarni Herjulfsson. Bjarni saw North America but did not go ashore. Leif did, at Helluland, Markland and Vinland. He over wintered at Vinland and returned to Greenland in the spring.