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Leif Ericsson

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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. According to the "Saga of Eric the Red" in the collection of sagas known as Hauksbok, it was on the return voyage from Norway to Greenland in 1000 that Leif Ericsson, blown off his course, discovered hitherto unknown lands in which he found grapes, self-sown wheat, and a species of trees... Read more
Leif Ericson
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... addition to gathering timber. Because of the new find, Leif named the area Vinland, which subsequently became known as Vinland the Good. Where in Newfoundland Leif wintered is still a matter of controversy, but most ... the trip home with timber and other goods of value, Leif rescued a ship of Thorer and ... Read more
Vinland
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 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 ... Read more

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Setting Sail in the Wake of Leif Ericsson; Battling Ice and Time, 12-Man Crew Guides Replica Viking Ship on Voyage Through History
The Washington Post; 8/10/1997; Amy Wahl; 787 words ; ... discover America in 1492, a Viking, Leif Ericsson, beat him by almost 500 years. The ... experienced the icy conditions of Ericsson's route in a motor boat. He described ... will have a much tougher trip than Leif Ericsson did," McGovern said. "It's really ... climatically than it was when Eric ... Read more
IN HISTORY'S WAKE : REPLICA OF VIKING SHIP TO RETRACE LEIF ERICSSON'S TRIP TO AMERICA.(NEWS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/16/1997; 787 words ; ... merchant vessel used by explorer Leif Ericsson when he established what is believed ... 12-member crew will attempt to retrace Ericsson's voyage, relying as he did on ... of the ice pack that now covers Ericsson's route until the onset of hurricane ... Read more
IN THE WAKE OF LEIF ERICSSON REPLICA OF VIKING SHIP IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE RE-CREATION OF 1,000-YEAR-OLD VOYAGE.(News/National/International)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/16/1997; 525 words ; ... merchant vessel used by explorer Leif Ericsson when he established what is believed ... 12-member crew will attempt to retrace Ericsson's voyage, relying as he did on ... of the ice pack that now covers Ericsson's route until the onset of hurricane ... Read more
VIKING SHIP NEARLY ACROSS PERILOUS LEG\ THE MAINE-BUILT REPLICA RE-CREATING LEIF ERICSSON'S VOYAGE IS SAILING 1,500 MILES FROM GREENLAND TO NEWFOUNDLAND.
Portland Press Herald (Maine); 8/11/1998; The Boston Globe; 322 words ; ... of the journey is nearly over. W. Hodding Carter and his nine-man crew, who are making a second attempt to re-create Leif Ericsson's voyage to the New World, have nearly completed the crossing of the Davis Strait. They were expected to reach Baffin ... Read more
Turn over a new Leif in the autumn sky
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 10/8/2005; MERRI NILAND / NORTH MUSEUM; 338 words ; ... By presidential proclamation since 1964, Oct. 9 is officially Leif Ericsson Day. Ericsson was a leader of Viking expeditions who may have ... amused by SpongeBob SquarePants' enthusiasm: "Hey everybody! It's Leif Ericsson day! Hinga Dinga Durgin!" Read more
LEIF SLEPT HERE, IT SAYS Viking buffs undaunted by lack of evidence
The Boston Globe; 9/16/1991; David Arnold, Globe Staff; 787 words ; ... plaque purports to pinpoint the spot where Leif Ericsson built a house 1,000 years ago, while ... three sagas recounting the derring-do of Leif Ericsson and kin, sprinkled with accounts of a ... exacerbated by Yale's decision to release their news on Read more
PBS EXPLORATION OF VIKINGS WOULD MAKE EVEN THE STONY LEIF SMILE.(Television)(Review)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 5/8/2000; Levesque, John; 787 words ; ... wellspring of Scandinavian identity, the 12-foot-high statue of Leif Ericson offers stony testimony that the Vikings weren't exactly the effervescent type. Leif's dour likeness could be the poster boy for irritability ... using your head as a restroom. If ever there was occasion for Leif to crack a smile, ... Read more
`Vinland Revisited' honors Leif's voyage
Chicago Sun-Times; 7/7/1991; Stephen Birnbaum; 268 words ; ... celebration of his discovery of America, historians say that Leif Ericsson beat him by five centuries. It is fairly certain that ... Norway and Iceland are commemorating the millennium of Ericsson's voyage with "Vinland Revisited - One Thousand Years ... Read more
GROUP TRACING ERICSSON'S JOURNEY HALTED BY MISHAP.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/19/1997; 147 words ; ... group trying to retrace explorer Leif Ericsson's historic ocean journey to North ... after their boat, a replica of Ericsson's Viking ``knarr,'' broke its rudder ... retracing the 1,900-mile route Ericsson took in the year 1000 from Greenland ... Read more
ERICSSON DEALER TO BOOST INVESTMENTS IN ANGOLA
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 2/1/2004; 93 words ; The representative of the Ericsson wireless in Angola, Leif Biureborg,announced the interest of his institution to increase ... operatorsand increase the customer service among others. Ericsson was establish in 1888 and is represented in 146 countries ... Read more

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