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I have no Clue but his son Leiv Eiriksson, was first to set foot on the shore of North America.

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The island of Oxney, off the coast of Iceland.

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He was exiled from Norway for manslaughter. His exile didn't teach him much though, he was exiled from Iceland a few years later which resulted in him settling in Greenland.

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