Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson, also known as Leif the Lucky, was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus.

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Who was born first?

• Leif Erikson was born 6 years after Bjarni Herjólfsson
• Leif Erikson was born 8 years before Thorfinn Karlsefni
• Leif Erikson was born 22 years after Erik the Red
• Leif Erikson was born 43 years before Harald III of Norway
• Leif Erikson was born 60 years after Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

Timeline

1. Ibrahim ibn Yaqub912–966
2. Erik the Redcirca AD 950 – 1003
3. Bjarni HerjólfssonAD 966 – 11th century
4. Leif Erikson (this page)circa AD 972 – circa 1020
5. Thorfinn Karlsefnicirca AD 980 – circa 1020
6. Harald III of Norwaycirca 1015 – September 25, 1066

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