Person
Leif Erikson
Norse explorer from Greenland, son of Erik the Red, who according to the sagas reached Vinland on the coast of North America around 1000 — some five centuries before Columbus.
- Dates
- 970s – between 1018 and 1025
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- North America
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Leif Erikson reaches Vinlandc. 1000 · North America