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Which Norse explorer landed in north America about 500 years before Christoper Columbus?
Leif Erickson. He established a settlement on Newfoundland. He was born about 970 - 980, most likely on Iceland. Leif discovered North America either when he was blown off course on his way to introduce Christianity to Greenland, or he found it after hearing about it from another Greenlander who had been blown off course and had seen land to the west, and went looking for it.
His father, Eric the Red, established the first settlements on Greenland.
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The true discovers of America were?
Before Columbus arrived in America, vikings and norsemen had arrived. Leif Erickson discovered America nearly 500 years before Columbus, he was a Norse explorer.
What is Leif Ericcson known for?
He was a Sandinavian explorer and discovered America long before Columbus and named it Vinland
What explorer was before Magellan?
Columbus had discovered the Bahamas in 1492.
Is Columbus named after a president?
not hardly- Columbus lived long before anybody even dreamed of a US president. (Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed under the Spanish flag and reached North America in 1492.)
Many people think christoper columbus was the first european to explore to the world but another explorer got here first who was that?
Many historians believe that Norse explorer Leif Erikson was the first European to reach North America, arriving around the year 1000 AD, well before Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492. Erikson is credited with establishing a settlement called Vinland, likely located in present-day Newfoundland, Canada. His exploration predates Columbus by nearly 500 years, highlighting the early presence of Europeans in the New World.
What was the first explorer who explored America?
The first European explorer widely credited with reaching America is Christopher Columbus, who arrived in the Bahamas in 1492. However, Norse explorer Leif Erikson is believed to have reached parts of North America, specifically present-day Newfoundland, Canada, around the year 1000 AD, well before Columbus. While Columbus's voyages are often highlighted due to their significant impact on European exploration and colonization, Erikson's earlier journey marks the first known European contact with North America.
Did Leif Ericson discover America before or after christopher Columbus?
Before Columbus.
Was popcorn created before or after Columbus discovered America?
thousands of years before Columbus discovered America (go to answers.com)
Who was an explorer before Christopher Columbus?
Vasco da Gama of Portugal.
Could the Chinese explorers make it to America before Columbus?
No Columbus discovered America first.
Who was lief ericson?
Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer who likely reached the shore of North America about 500 years before Columbus. He lived from about 970 to 1020 AD.
Who came to America before Columbus?
A viking called Leif Erickson first found America, years before Columbus was even born.
