Leif Ericson

The life of Leif Eriksson will be cover to show how was that he came to the Americas and what adventures he came through to discover it. Leif Eriksson was one of the sons of Erik the Red, who later got blown off without knowing and while thinking he was going to Greenland he ended up in the Americas. Michael Burgan Leif Eriksson was first published in Chicago, Illinois 2002. The Author concluded that Leif Eriksson was one of the Vikings sailors along with his dad Erik the Red. Leif Eriksson position in the family was that he was the son of Leif Eriksson and Thjodhil. He was the second son of four in the family his brothers were Thorsteinn and Thorvaldr and his sister Freydís. Theres many tales about his origin but the main story is that…

This did backfire on what is now Paris, in 841CE Frankish King Charles payed a Viking leader 7000 livres of silver and gold for the freedom of Paris, this would be the equivalent of 17,429.30US dollars (without inflation). After hearing tales of how generous the Frankish king was Ragnar Lodbrok attacked the city of Paris in 845 CE with 120 long ships and 5000 Viking warriors lead by in hopes of receiving more than was previously given. Contrary to popular belief, the Viking people did not focus…

Leif Eriksson was an Icelandic viking with two brothers and a sister. His father, Erik the Red, had been exiled soon after Leif was born. Erik had taken his wife and kids, along with minimal supplies, and sailed to the west, since he had previously been exiled from Norway as well. He landed in what he named Greenland, to make it sound nice so people would settle there. Leif’s sister’s name was Freydis, and his brothers were Thorvald and Thorstein. A German man named Thyrker had been captured by…

After school dismissal is always a fun time for my friends. We would go to Leif Ericson Park everyday after school just to chill on top of the Red House, and the playground that we never feel too old for. Looking down from the roof, I spotted her with my eyes. I didn’t do it again today. I’ve liked this girl for a while, she recently joined our friend circle and I took an interest in her. Her name is Jessica Lu. “Don’t think you should go for it, dude.” stated Reas, my logical side. “No, go…

Christopher Columbus a sailor, a hero. Admiral of the Ocean Sea? Sorry Christopher Columbus, but even your title was taken away. Who really discovered the Americas? And why are you given credit that you don’t deserve? Well, actually about twenty thousand years ago the first Native Americans came over the land bridge during the Ice Age. Christopher Columbus came in 1492 and in 1493 he came back and took everything, as said in the text “Columbus proved to be a better explorer than governor.” They…

Christopher Columbus who was given credit for discovering the Americas, but that was all Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, U.K., and England that gave Columbus the credit. A very long time ago, 500 years exactly before Columbus, a viking named Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was actually the one that discovered the Americas. The europeans did not know that Leif discovered the Americas. Since Leif and the people during his times did not write down the discovery or the expedition, the europeans did not…

 First Americans came from Asia about 30,000 years ago. These people became the American Indian population of North, Central and South America. American Indian groups were divided into tribes, and sub divided inti clans. They adopted a simple culture and no writing systems were created except for pictographs.  The exception was the Mayan Culture of South America. It flourished for about 900 years excelling in mathematics and astronomy. They developed a calendar and a sophisticated written…

When I was in elementary school, Christopher Columbus was taught to be an adventurous hero who found America. His idea for his pilgrimage was to find a trade route to Asia. He first asked the King John of Portugal and he was quickly denied. When Columbus went to Queen Isabella to ask, he demanded too much if he succeeded in the future and she denied him, until six years later. Columbus was not actually the one to discover America. In fact, Leif Ericson discovered America 500 years before…

Mr. Mazzo showed us many artifacts in class. We learned about Vikings and the life of Leif Ericson, a Viking explorer who found North America (Newfoundland). I learned more about Viking life than I didn’t know about. The first artifact is the Gjermundbu Helmet. The helmet was made of iron to protect heads in fights. It had oculars that protected their eyes and a nasal that protected the nose, and a spike on top was to show fierce to the opponents. This type of helmet was the early form/model of…

The United States of America has been named as a youthful country, given its genuine starting in the year 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was broadcasted. As a general rule, the adventure colonization, these United States have been experiencing starts before 1776. It is anything but difficult to take after the sequential timeline of the United States. Its colonization history frequently starts with Leif Ericson, who has accepted to set out to this area in the year 1000. At that point,…