Did leif ericson have a pet polar bear?
people say that he captured a polar bear in Greenland and tamed it
I do not know what ship Leif Erikson sailed on but I can tell you it was not the Santa Maria
How was leif ericson treated when he returned to his country?
Very well, he went on to be a great leader.
Why did leif ericson name this new land vineland?
Vin(pronounced like tin) means pasture. He saw wide open fields :)
What country supported leif ericson?
None. He supplied his own ship and supplies.
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Though he did get some sponsorship from the King of Norway to spread Christianity. How much help is not known but not likely much as Leif did not return to Norway very often.
What three place in north America did leif eriksson land at?
He landed in L'Anse aux Meadows (French version of name) or Leifsbúðir on the northern tip of Newfoundland.
How did Leif Ericson know of new lznd to the west of Greenland?
Fame and Fortune and he had to live up to his Dad's rep. His Dad discovered and settled Greenland making the Vikings indigenous to lower Greenland.
When Leif heard of a crew and ship that had seen a new land in the west he bought the ship and hired the crew to retrace their path.
Why did Leif Erikson sail to Newfoundland?
There are two versions. In the first, he was already aware of it'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.
How is Erik Erikson's theory used today?
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Leif Eriksson was born in 960 A.D. in Iceland. Leif was the son of the famous explorer, Erik the Red. But Leif was not an only child, he had two brothers, Torvald and Torstein, and Torvald is famous (but not as famous as Leif). Leif's childhood he had a shall (a slave like person), but he treated him like a brother and they did almost everything together.
Around the age of ten, Leif had to move to Greenland because his father was banned from Iceland and he couldn't move to Norway because his father was previously banned from there to. Also at the age of ten, he got a very expensive dagger, which he kept all the time and never lost.
What did Leif Erikson do after exploration?
leif ericson became the leader of Greenland when his father died
What did Leif Eriksson bring back to his country?
Thryrker, the man he grew up with and taught him many things. He also brought crew members who had already crewed the very same boat to within sight of the new world and no doubt some of his crew from his trips elsewhere, including Norway. And some cattle who almost certainly only had a one way ticket.
When did leif erikson go on his journey?
Leif was believed to have been born around AD 970, son of the famous Eric the Red. Some think that he was born in 960 to more than 970, but he died at 1020. That means that he was 50 when he died, but some say that he was 90, meaning that he died in 1060! Records are kept in Icelandic 'sagas'.
What was leif eriksons language?
Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer and was the first European to land in America. It was believed that Leif Erikson was born in Iceland and his language was Norwegian.