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Labrador
Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador/Canada A region, the mainland section of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and a city. This region may have been what Leif Eriksson, the Norse explorer, called Markland ‘Land of Forests’ c.1000. It is not clear how the present name arose,... Read more |
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ship
ship large craft in which persons and goods may be conveyed on water. In the U.S. Navy the term boat refers to any vessel that is small enough to be hoisted aboard a ship, and ship is used for any larger vessel; all submarines, no matter what size, are designated as boats, and ship-sized... Read more |
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Gustavus I
Gustavus I , 1496-1560, king of Sweden (1523-60), founder of the modern Swedish state and the Vasa dynasty. Known as Gustavus Eriksson before his coronation, he was the son of Erik Johansson, a Swedish senator and follower of the Sture family. Gustavus was treacherously imprisoned by Christian... Read more |
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Leif Ericsson
Leif Ericsson , Old Norse Leifr Eiriksson, fl. AD 999-1000, Norse discoverer of America, b. probably in Iceland; son of Eric the Red . He spent his youth in Greenland and in 999 visited Norway, where he was converted to Christianity and commissioned by King Olaf I to carry the faith to Greenland.... Read more |
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Thorfinn Karlsefni
Thorfinn Karlsefni , fl. 1002-15, Icelandic leader of an attempt to colonize North America. He appeared in Greenland in 1002 and married Gudrid, widow of one of the sons of Eric the Red . He set out c.1010 with an expedition consisting of three ships and 160 men to settle in Vinland , which Leif... Read more |
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Tea and Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy (1953), a play by Robert Anderson. [Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 712 perf.] At the New England boys' school he attends, Tom Lee ( John Kerr) is considered an “off horse,” a boy whose shyness sets him apart from others and even leads to suspicion of homosexuality. Neither... Read more |
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Vinland
Vinland or Wineland, section of North America discovered by Leif Ericsson in the 11th cent. The sources for the knowledge of Leif Ericsson's exploration differ as to whether it was planned or accidental, but it is definitely known that he found a land containing grapes and self-sown wheat,... Read more |
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Eric the Red
Eric the Red fl. 10th cent., Norse chieftain, discoverer and colonizer of Greenland. He left (c.950) Norway with his exiled father and settled in Iceland. A feud resulting in manslaughter led to his banishment (c.981) from Iceland for three years. He sailed c.982 to seek land reputed to lie W of... Read more |
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Erik the Red
...band of colonists, rounded Cape Farewell, and landed in Eriksfjord (near the present Julianehaab) where he founded the settlement of Brattahlid. It was from Greenland that his son Leif Eriksson (fl. 11th century) discovered Vinland. |
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Vinland
...was reached by the Norse explorer Leif Eriksson (fl. 11th century), the son...climate change, needed timber. Eriksson landed first on what could have been...coast of Newfoundland. However, Eriksson's description of the coastline has... |
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Labrador
...region, the mainland section of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and a city. This region may have been what Leif Eriksson, the Norse explorer, called Markland ‘Land of Forests’ c.1000. It is not clear how the present name arose... |
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North America
...that is, north of the isthmus of Panama. The first known name, Markland ‘Land of Forests’, was coined by Leif Eriksson, a Norse leader, c.1000 and probably referred to the coast of what is now southern Labrador. Certainly, the remains... |
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Viking Sail 2000.(celebration of 1,000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson's...
One thousand years ago, Leif Eriksson set sail with a party of 35 adventurers...the millennial anniversary of Leif Eriksson's discovery of Vinland. The...Pennsylvania, just in time to celebrate Leif Eriksson Day on October 9. ... |
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OVER COLD WATERS.(explorer Leif Eriksson)
Leif Eriksson beat Christopher Columbus to the New World by nearly 500 years. Leif was not a Viking Pirate who raided foreign...Final Discovery Many scholars believe that Leif Eriksson did not spot North America first. That... |
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Modern-day Vikings complete Leif Eriksson's fabled voyage
...Newfoundland on Tuesday, retracing Leif Eriksson's voyage of 1,000 years ago...replica ship had navigated the route Eriksson took during the voyage that many...s first attempt to retrace the Eriksson's route was aborted last summer... |
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Viking takes a Leif out of old Lucky's book.
A thousand years after Leif 'the Lucky' Eriksson discovered North America, captain Gunnar Marel Eggertsson sets...The discovery of North America, or Vinland the Good, as Leif the Lucky named it, is well recorded in two medieval Icelandic... |
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Icelander Recreates Eriksson Voyage
...2000 Icelander Recreates Eriksson Voyage REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- A thousand years after Leif Eriksson landed in North America, an...one thousand years ago.'' Leif ``The Lucky'' Eriksson's landing in North America... |
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MILLENNIUM FETE A GOOD TIME TO NOTE ERIKSSON FEAT.(Editorial)(Column)
...the man who really found it, Leif ``the Lucky'' Eriksson. It's long past time to...followed an ancient map drawn by Leif Eriksson. ``Nothing that happened...inspiration for us today as Leif Eriksson's journey to America... |
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In Eriksson's wake
...arrive in Newfoundland on 28 July to take part in an international Viking festival to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson's voyage, when he discovered America 500 years prior to Columbus. |
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Scholes blow gives Eriksson cause for concern
...Campbell at Tottenham. However, Eriksson prefers the art of compromise...leading Premiership clubs. Eriksson is not accusing Ferguson of...England doctor, compatriot Leif Sward, with whom Eriksson has previously worked at Gothenburg... |
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Football: My heart is saying Roo will make it, Eriksson; WORLD CUP SPECIAL:...
...CROSS ENGLAND boss Sven Goran Eriksson urged caution last night - despite...according to England doctor Leif Sward. But Eriksson does not want to tempt fate ahead...Rooney's foot on Thursday. Eriksson said: "I spoke to him last... |
 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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FOOTBALL: Eriksson to take hard line on withdrawals.(Sport)
...Sol Campbell at Tottenham. Eriksson prefers the art of compromise...side just over 24 hours later. Eriksson is not accusing Ferguson of...England doctor, compatriot Leif Sward, with whom Eriksson has previously worked at Gothenburg... |
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