His friends called him Leif the Lucky because he
once found a ship filled with treasure. Today, Viking sailor Leif Eriksson is
remembered for another lucky adventure. Many people believe he was the first European
to reach North America!
We know little about Leif Eriksson’s life. His
voyages are described in Icelandic poems called sagas. But these poems were not
written down until about ad 1200,
some 200 years after Eriksson died. The sagas may contain mistakes or
exaggerations.
LIFE IN GREENLAND
The sagas say that Eriksson was born in
Iceland about ad 975. When he was
about ten years old, he sailed with his family to the island of Greenland.
Eriksson’s father, Erik the Red, founded the first Viking settlement there in
985. About 999, Eriksson sailed to Norway and met the king, who was a
Christian. Eriksson became a Christian, too.
TALES OF A NEW LAND
Back home in Greenland, Leif bought a ship from a
trader named Bjarni Herjólfsson. The trader had an exciting story to tell. When
sailing from Iceland to Greenland, he had lost his way in a storm. Through the
mist and rain, he caught a glimpse of land!
Eriksson decided to investigate. To the Vikings,
land meant riches, plunder, and power. About 1000, Eriksson recruited a crew
and set sail from Greenland, heading west. After several days at sea, Eriksson
discovered that Herjólfsson had been right. There was land beyond the sea!
A SETTLEMENT CALLED VINLAND
Eriksson and his crew saw rocky shores and then
thick forests. Finally, they went ashore at a sheltered spot where luscious
berries grew. Scientists aren’t sure exactly where Eriksson landed, but many
believe it was the island of Newfoundland. Eriksson named the area Vinland (or
Wine Land) because he thought the berries were grapes.
Eriksson probably had no idea he was on the edge of
North America, an enormous continent still unknown to Europeans. He spent one
winter in Vinland, then sailed home to Greenland.
LEIF THE LUCKY
On his way home, Eriksson found a wrecked
trading ship and rescued the crew. As a reward, he was given the ship’s
valuable cargo. Now rich and famous, he became the Vikings’ leader in
Greenland. He taught the Greenland Vikings his Christian faith. He died in 1020
at the age of 45.
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