Leif Erickson lived in Greenland which was found by his father Eric the red, and he also lived in the part of north America that he found, until the natives drove them out.
Leif Eriksson sailed to North America looking for lumber, which was hard to come by and therefore very valuable in Greenland. The area they settled in temporarily was named Vinland after they discovered it not only had lumber and game to hunt, but also grapes.
Iceland and Greenland mostly. He created a settlement in Canada but didn't live there very long.
Fame and Fortune and he had to live up to his Dad's rep. His Dad discovered and settled Greenland making the Vikings indigenous to lower Greenland. When Leif heard of a crew and ship that had seen a new land in the west he bought the ship and hired the crew to retrace their path.
It was too far to trade with other Vikings, and his people were constantly being attacked by Native Americans.
1523-2003
Iceland and Greenland.
He accomplish land for his family to live in
A new world to live in. A new place in the world to live in. A new place to settle down and live in where there was good land and plenty of space for new people to live. Because Greenland was getting overpopulated at the time.
Leif Ericson was born in Iceland, but moved to Greenland in 986. That same year Bjarni Herjolfson, who was following Ericson to Greenland, missed the island and sailed in a south-westerly direction and sighted both the Labrador coast and Newfoundland.And so hearing of Bjarni Herjolfson's adventures, Leif Ericson led the first voyage the North America around 1000 A.D.Read more: leif-ericson
He lived in Green land after his father Eric the Red discovered the land. They came form Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
Leif Ericson was born in Iceland, but moved to Greenland in 986. That same year Bjarni Herjolfson, who was following Ericson to Greenland, missed the island and sailed in a south-westerly direction and sighted both the Labrador coast and Newfoundland.And so hearing of Bjarni Herjolfson's adventures, Leif Ericson led the first voyage the North America around 1000 A.D.They stayed in Newfoundland mostly because no natives were present.
Greenland.
Iceland.
Greenland.
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Iceland.