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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leif_EriksonLeif Erikson - Wikipedia

    Leif Erikson, also known as Leif the Lucky (c. 970s – c. 1018 to 1025), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus.

  2. Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson; October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1986) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

  3. May 29, 2024 · Leif Erikson, Norse explorer widely held to have been the first European to reach the shores of North America. The 13th- and 14th-century Icelandic accounts of his life show that he was a member of an early voyage to eastern North America, although he may not have been the first to sight its coast.

    • Birgitta Wallace
  4. Apr 22, 2010 · Learn about Leif Erikson, the son of Erik the Red and the first European to reach North America. Find out how he sailed to Vinland, what he discovered there and why he is celebrated as a Nordic American pioneer.

  5. Sep 20, 2018 · Leif Erikson (also spelled Leif Eriksson, Old Norse Leifr Eiríksson), nicknamed Leif 'the Lucky', was a Norse Viking who is best known for arguably being the first European to have set foot on North American soil along with his crew c. 1000 CE.

    • Emma Groeneveld
  6. Dec 13, 2022 · Leif “the Lucky” Erikson might not have been a stereotypical Viking conqueror like some of his perhaps more famous Norse contemporaries, but he is still one of the greatest and most renowned Vikings of all time.

  7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0002063Leif Erickson - IMDb

    Leif Erickson was an American actor who starred in The High Chaparral, On the Waterfront and Show Boat. He was born in 1911, married three times and died in 1986.