Friday, 29 May 2026

Two Great Sailors (Eric and Lief) (20)


1, Why did Eric the Red leave Iceland?
Apparently Norwegian born Erik Thorvaldsson was exiled from his Iceland for three years for killing a man. (His own father Thorvald had ended up in Iceland for similar reasons.
2. Tell how his son Leif discovered Vinland
In the third generation, the tradition of sailing west continued with Leif Erikson finding a place called Vinland in what we now know as America. There are various traditions of people sailing to America before Columbus in 1492. Vinland appear to be in the area we now know as Newfoundand.
3. On the Globe find Iceland, Greenland and America (Vinland)


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Two Great Sailors (Eric and Lief) (20)

1, Why did Eric the Red leave Iceland? Apparently Norwegian born Erik Thorvaldsson was exiled from his Iceland for three years for killing a...