Leif Erikson

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Astatueon the grounds of Minnesota's state capitol honors this Viking, who reached North America around 1000 Leif Erikson DD $3,000 DJ EXPLORERS 2022-09-16 #8700
Around 1000 A.D. he sailed west to seek North America, which Bjarni Herjolfsson had sighted Leif Erikson DD $2,000 DJ EXPLORERS 2016-09-16 #7360
In 1004 his brother Thorvald fought with Indians who killed him with an arrow, possibly in Labrador Leif Erikson $800 J EXPLORERS 2002-02-06 #4018
He was still a youth when his father, Eric the Red, was exiled from Iceland for killing a neighbor Leif Erikson $200 DJ EXPLORERS 1996-05-07 #2702
The Information Please Almanac gives him credit for discovering Labrador, but questions Nova Scotia Leif Erikson $800 DJ EXPLORERS 1988-07-15 #910
Due to abundance of grapes, this 10th c. discoverer called America "Vineland the Good" Leif Erikson $400 J EXPLORERS 1987-06-17 #658
Norse explorer who landed in America 500 years before Columbus Leif Erikson $200 DJ EXPLORERS 1984-09-19 #8
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