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Who was Eric the Red, and what did he do that led the vikings to North America?
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900's Eric also founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland.
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Who was the second explorer to reach north America?
at would be Leif Ericson, after his father, Eric the Red.
Who were two famous descendants of Vikings?
I know for sure that one of them is Leif Errikson...and Eric the red.
Who was Viking sailor who discovered North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus?
berEric the red lief erickson
Who discovered Vinland?
Leif Erikson
What country was nanmed by the vikings leif erikson and Eric the red?
Greenland was named by Erik the Red. Vinland was named by Leif Ericson.
What did Eric the red do that led vikings to north America?
vineland
Who was Eric the red and what did Eric the red do to lead the vikings to north AmErica?
He explored Greenland, and established two settlements there. It was his son, Leif Ericson, who sailed to North America. Erik never went to North America.
What country did Eric the red explore for?
Eric the red discovered Greenland in 982 and that is why the vikings didnt stay in North America I dont think this is a good answer. Just sayin
Who was the first European to have visited America?
The Vikings came to North America 500 years before Columbus found the Bahamas in 1492. Eric the Red settled Newfoundland with colonies.
Where in north America did Eric the red explore?
He never explored in North America, his son Leif Ericson did. Erik the Red explored Greenland.
Who was the first European to set in north America?
That would be the Viking, Eric the Red.
Where was Eric the red comisiond?
Vikings were not commissioned sailors.
What is the name of the explorer who discovered the us?
It would be Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon when he landed in Florida, but the Vikings were in North America 500 years before the Europeans. Eric the Red landed in Newfoundland and colonized it. There is even some evidence that the Chinese made landfall in North America.
Who was the second explorer to reach north America?
at would be Leif Ericson, after his father, Eric the Red.
Who did Lief Ericsson go with?
The Vikings... and sometimes with his father Eric the Red.
Who were two famous descendants of Vikings?
I know for sure that one of them is Leif Errikson...and Eric the red.
What Language did Eric the Red Speak?
Eric the Red was a Norse explorer, and he is believed to have spoken Old Norse, which was the language of the Vikings. Old Norse is an ancient North Germanic language that was commonly spoken in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
