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Leif Erikson

Leif Eiricson

Norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020).

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Statements about Leif Erikson

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Icelandic Commonwealth
Eiríksstaðir
Sourcing Circumstances
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Possibly
Country
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Icelandic Commonwealth

Occupation

Explorer
Seafarer
Warrior

Instance Of

Human

Place of Death

Brattahlíð
Sourcing Circumstances
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Possibly
Greenland

Commons Gallery

Leifr Eiríksson

Date of Birth

972
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Circa

Date of Death

1020
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Circa

Given Name

Leif

Father

Erik the Red

Sibling

Thorstein Eiriksson
Thorvald Eiriksson
Freydís Eiríksdóttir

Name in Native Language

Leifr heppni Eiríksson

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Religion or Worldview

Catholicism
Old Norse Religion

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Old West Norse

Country of Citizenship

Icelandic Commonwealth

Described by Source

Leif Eriksson (C. 975–1025), Explorer and Discoverer of America
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Leif Ericsson

Mother

Thjodhild Jörundardóttir

Relative

Tyrker
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