Leif Erikson

E158818

Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, widely regarded as the first known European to have set foot in North America around the year 1000.

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Leif Erikson canonical 27
Leif Eriksson 3
Leif Ericson 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse explorer
explorer
historical figure
person
birthDate c. 970
birthPlace Iceland
Icelandic Commonwealth
brought Christianity to Greenland
broughtReligionTo Greenland
commemoratedBy Leif Erikson Day
convertedBy King Olaf I of Norway
culture Viking Age
deathDate c. 1020
deathPlace Greenland
era Viking Age
ethnicity Norse
explored North America
Vinland
areas believed to include Newfoundland
coasts of present-day Canada
father Erik the Red
gender male
hasMonument statue in Boston, Massachusetts
statue in Reykjavik, Iceland
statue in Seattle, Washington
historicalStatus semi-legendary
knownFor being the first known European to reach North America
exploration of lands west of Greenland
voyage to Vinland
Leif Erikson Day observed on October 9 in the United States
mentionedIn Saga of Erik the Red
Saga of the Greenlanders
mother Thjodhild
name Leif Erikson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leif Ericson

Leif Erikson self-link
Leif Erikson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leif Eriksson
nationality Icelandic
nativeName Leifr Eiríksson
occupation explorer
navigator
seafarer
preceded Christopher Columbus in reaching the Americas
regionOfActivity Greenland
Iceland
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic
relative Erik the Red
Thorfinn Karlsefni
Thorvald Eiriksson
religion Christianity
servedUnder King Olaf I of Norway
surface form: Olaf I of Norway
timePeriod around the year 1000
title Leif the Lucky

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Brattahlid residenceOf Leif Erikson
Erik the Red child Leif Erikson
Erik the Red notableRelative Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson name Leif Erikson self-link
Leif Erikson name Leif Erikson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leif Eriksson
Leif Erikson name Leif Erikson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leif Ericson
Leif Eriksson statue (Reykjavík, Iceland – design contribution/competition) dedicatedTo Leif Erikson
subject surface form: Leif Eriksson statue (Reykjavík, Iceland)
Leif Erikson Drive namedAfter Leif Erikson
Qassiarsuk associatedWithPerson Leif Erikson
Bjarni Herjólfsson influenced Leif Erikson
Bjarni Herjólfsson shipSoldTo Leif Erikson
Vinland associatedWith Leif Erikson
Markland mentionedBy Leif Erikson
Markland discoveredBy Leif Erikson
Helluland encounteredBy Leif Erikson
Thorvald Eiriksson sibling Leif Erikson
this entity surface form: Leif Eriksson
Thorvald Eiriksson relative Leif Erikson
this entity surface form: Leif Eriksson
Saga of Erik the Red mainSubject Leif Erikson
Saga of Erik the Red hasCharacterRole Leif Erikson
this entity surface form: Leif Erikson as explorer of Vinland
Thjodhild child Leif Erikson
Thorstein Eriksson sibling Leif Erikson
Thorstein Eriksson notableRelative Leif Erikson
Brattahlíð associatedWith Leif Erikson
Brattahlíð farm of Erik the Red significantPerson Leif Erikson
subject surface form: Brattahlíð
Freydís Eiríksdóttir sibling Leif Erikson