Because of the vines (grapevines) they found there.
Wine Land
Vinland
It verified that the Vikings were the first Europeans to discover America.
Vinland was the name given to an area of North America by the Norseman Leif Eriksson, about the year 1001 CE. (SO YES)== ==
How did the vikings eventually establish vinland?
Wine Land
They called it Vinland, not sure why, but they did!
Vinland A.K.A 'wine land' because what the vikings thought were huckle-barries were actully red grapes.
Vinland
How did the vikings eventually establish vinland?
It verified that the Vikings were the first Europeans to discover America.
Vinland
Vinland.
Vinland was the name given to an area of North America by the Norseman Leif Eriksson, about the year 1001 CE. (SO YES)== ==
How did the vikings eventually establish vinland?
The Franks didn't abandon Vinland. The Vikings did.
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