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50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Leif Eriksson’s life and travels. The discovery of America has always been credited to Christopher Columbus. But in fact, America was discovered long before he was even born, by a Viking called Leif Eriksson. Eriksson travelled from Greenland to Canada and formed his own colony there, although it did not last long. While it may have been forgotten by many, his achievement is a remarkable show of determination and the Vikings’ technological prowess.
In just 50 minutes you will:
• Learn about Leif Eriksson’s life and what drove his ambition to discover new territories
• Understand why Leif Eriksson travelled to America based on a rumour of an undiscovered land
• Analyse why his discovery was forgotten about and how the truth is being gradually unveiled
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50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Leif Eriksson’s life and travels. The discovery of America has always been credited to Christopher Columbus. But in fact, America was discovered long before he was even born, by a Viking called Leif Eriksson. Eriksson travelled from Greenland to Canada and formed his own colony there, although it did not last long. While it may have been forgotten by many, his achievement is a remarkable show of determination and the Vikings’ technological prowess.
In just 50 minutes you will:
• Learn about Leif Eriksson’s life and what drove his ambition to discover new territories
• Understand why Leif Eriksson travelled to America based on a rumour of an undiscovered land
• Analyse why his discovery was forgotten about and how the truth is being gradually unveiled
ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture
50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.
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Leif Eriksson - 50minutes
Key information
Born: circa 970, probably in Iceland
Died: circa 1020, probably in Greenland
Expedition aims:
Founding a new colony
Finding new wealth and resources
Regions of the world explored: the Labrador and Newfoundland coasts, Canada
Most notable discovery: the Americas, almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus
Leif Eriksson (sometimes spelled Leif Ericson or Leif Erikkson) was a Viking navigator who made a name for himself in both Iceland and Greenland. He is thought to have discovered the Americas at the turn of first millennium AD, almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus (Genoese navigator, 1450/1451-1506).
The Vikings were first and foremost great explorers and merchants, contrary to popular belief which portrays them as warlords who looted and pillaged wherever they went. They established colonies in Europe, around the Mediterranean, all along the coast of the Black Sea and even as far afield as North America. As explorers, they were centuries ahead the rest of Europe due to their technologically superior ships capable of sailing
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