He lived in Greenland.
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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.