There are two versions. In the first, he was already aware of North America's existence, because it had been spotted years before by a man named Bjarni Herjolfs. In the second, he was sailing for Greenland, but sailed too far south, and ended up in North America.
He sailed west from Greenland to North America.
West of Greenland. He discovered North America.
From Iceland to Greenland, then on to North America.
He led a group of Vikings who became the first Europeans to land in North America.
Leif Eriksson is believed to have first set foot in North America around the year 1000 AD. His expedition is considered one of the earliest known European explorations of the continent.
To North America.
He sailed west from Greenland to North America.
Greenland to North America.
North America.
North America.
North America.
Leif Eriksson
He sailed from Iceland to Greenland, then on to North America.
From Iceland to Greenland, then to North America.
1000 a.D.
North America and Europe were the two continents Leif traveled to.
North America and Europe were the two continents Leif traveled to.