Leif Ericsson
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Leif Ericsson (/[unsupported input]ˈleɪf/ LAYF or /ˈliːf/ LEEF; Icelandic: Leifur Eiríksson; Norwegian: Leiv Eiriksson c. 970 – c. 1020) wis a Viking explorer frae Norawa. He wis the first European tae veesit North Americae in historical times. He splored the laund aboot the day's Newfundland, Canadae, cryin it Vinland. He wis the son o Eric the Reid (Eiríkr rauði), a Norwegian ootlaw, that wis the son o anither, Thorvald Asvaldsson (Þorvald Ásvaldsson). His mither wis Þjoðhild. His faither haed stairtit twa Norse colonies, the Wastren Settlement and the Eastren Settlement, in Greenland.
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| Born | c. 970 Icelandic Commonweel |
| Dee'd | c. 1020 Greenland |
| Naitionality | Icelandic–Norse |
| Thrift | Explorer |
| Kent for | First European in Vinland (Pairt o North Americae; possibly Newfoundland) |
| Pairtner(s) | Thorgunna (c. 999) |
| Bairns | Thorgils, Thorkell |
| Kin | Erik the Reid (faither), Þjóðhildur (mither), Thorvald, Thorstein an Freydís (siblings) |
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