The Mariners' Museum | EXPLORATION through the AGES: "Leif Ericsson
982 CE - 1025 CE
Greenland/Norway
Achievement:
Ericsson was the first European to explore and establish a settlement in North America. He is credited with establishing a Norse settlement in L’Anse Aux Meadows. Converted to Christianity by King Olaf of Norway in 1000 BCE, Leif is also credited with bringing the new religion to Greenland and converting Norse settlers including his father Eric the Red."
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