Because of the grapes (grapevines) he found there.
Because there were lots of vines with berries on them
Newfoundland, Canada. He called it Vinland.
Because of the grapes (grapevines) he found there.
Leif traveled to and named Vinland, Markland and Heluland. There were already people there but he discovered them for Europe.
He called it Vinland. It is known as Newfoundland nowadays.
Leif Ericson just type his last name in google and you'll find him on wikipedia
He sailed to Greenland (to a colony established by his father Eric the Red) and to Vinland, which was the name he gave to what is now Newfoundland in Canada.
Leif Ericson mother name was Thjodhild.
Leif Ericson. He didn't have a middle name.
He found grapes there. He named if Vinland for the grape vines.
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.
Vinland