Lief Erikson.

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  • Source:
    Wacky But True. Aug2020, Issue 84, p34-35. 2p. 1 Cartoon or Caricature.
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    • Subject Terms:
      ADVENTURE stories; FAIRY tales
    • Abstract:
      While most people say Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the giant landmass that we know today as North America, it's believed that it was actually Vikings who first landed on the continent. The 11th-century Norse explorer Leif Erikson sailed to Newfoundland and Labrador, along with establishing the first settlements in an area referred to as Vinland, a full 500 years before Columbus ever set foot on a ship. GLO:hacq/01aug20:35n1.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): gl Leif was so keen on Bjarni's stories of adventure that he bought Bjarni's ship off him and set out in the direction of the mysterious new land. [Extracted from the article]
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