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Title: Leif Eriksson


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Leif eriksson
A Great Viking, A great son, A brave man, and
maybe the first and the greatest European to step
on America.

by Jake
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Exploring the new world
He didnt mean to find Newfoundland. he blew off
course in about 1001-1002. he called the new land
Vinland. it means new found land in
Greenlandic. Vinland is now in Canada and is
called new found land.
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Sponsor country
greenland
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Liefs motives
he was exploring for his country of Greenland but
blew of course and got lost and landed on what
today is new found land, Canada
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Historical impact
He was the first European to step on America.
what he had called vinland.
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