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LEIF ERICSON
Columbus’ Predecessor by Nearly 500 Years
By Linn Ryne
In 1986 , Norwegian-born Eirik Thorvaldsson , known as Eirik the Red, explored and colonized
The southwestern part of Greenland. It was his son, Leiv Erickson, who became the first
European to set foot on the shores of North America, and the first explorer of Norwegian
extraction now accorded worldwide recognition.
The date and place of Leiv Erickson’s birth has not been definitely established, but it is believed
that the grew up on Greenland. The Saga of Eric the Red relates that he set sail for Norway in
999, served King Olav Trygvasson for the term, and was sent back to Greenland one year later to