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Who Was Leif Erikson? Paperback – Illustrated, June 5, 2018

by Nico Medina (Author), Who HQ (Author), Dede Putra (Illustrator)

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Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus even set sail! "Leif the Lucky" and the other fierce, sea-fearing pirates were accomplished navigators who raided foreign lands for resources, hunted for their food, and passed down Old Norse myths from one generation to the next. This book gives readers a detailed account of what life was like during the time of the Vikings.

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Nico Medina is the author of several Who HQ books, including Where Is Mount Everest?, Where Is Alcatraz?, Who Is Aretha Franklin?, and What Was the Ice Age?

Dede Putra is an illustrator who currently resides in Auckland, New Zealand. He has strong skills in art and years of experience in book illustrations, video game development, film making and fashion.

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Who Was Leif Erikson?

Leif Erikson (say: LEEF AY-rick-sun) was only around twenty years old. But he had already accomplished quite a bit in his young life. And now, in the year 1000, he was sailing across the stormy North Atlantic Ocean from his home in Greenland to visit the king of Norway. It was a journey of several days. When Leif arrived in Norway, King Olaf was happy to meet him.

During their visit, Olaf and Leif talked about a friend of Leif’s, Bjarni Herjólfsson (say: bih-YAR-nee hair-YOLF-sun). Bjarni had visited with King Olaf a couple of years earlier and had told him a story Leif knew well, about a mysterious land that lay west of Greenland.

Bjarni had spotted this heavily forested land on an earlier sea voyage. He had been sailing to Greenland but became lost when his ship was blown off course. An unfamiliar coast came into view. Bjarni’s crew asked if they could go ashore to explore, but Bjarni was too cautious. He didn’t want to put the crew in any danger. He refused.

King Olaf and his friends told Bjarni that he should have listened to his crew! And they now told Leif that they thought Bjarni had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Leif wondered: Could there really be an unknown and unexplored land west of Greenland?

The folk stories of Norse mythology, the original religion of his youth, had taught Leif that the world he lived in was flat. He believed that the border of this flat area was encircled by a terrible snake-monster. And if you sailed too far from home, you might come face-to-face with it—and meet a terrifying end!

But maybe there was more to the world than his mythology had taught him.

Leif was determined to return to Greenland and attempt to do what Bjarni hadn’t: explore this mysterious New World. Just as his father, Erik the Red, had done in Greenland, Leif wanted to build a Viking settlement where no one had dared to before.

Leif Erikson would soon become the first European to set foot on North America—more than four hundred years before Christopher Columbus was even born!

Chapter 1: Erik’s Son

Leif Erikson was born in Iceland around the year 980. His last name, Erikson (or “Erik’s son”), came from his father, Erik Thorvaldsson, called Erik the Red. Like many Vikings before him, Leif was born into a life of exploration and adventure.

Erik the Red had grown up in Norway, nine hundred miles away from Iceland. He got his name from his fiery red hair and beard—and his violent temper.

When Erik the Red was about ten years old, his father, Leif’s grandfather, committed a murder. The king of Norway banished Erik and his father—he forced them to leave the country.

Viking kings, like the king of Norway, were very powerful men. Their history began with King Harald about one hundred years earlier.

Erik the Red and his father left Norway and sailed to their new home: Iceland. Erik grew up and eventually purchased a sheep farm and married his wife, Thjodhild (say: JODE-hiled). They had three sons, Thorvald, Leif, and Thorstein. Leif also had a sister named Freydis. Erik and Thjodhild’s children belonged to a typical Viking family.

The Vikings were fierce warriors and sailors from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden—the lands together known as Scandinavia. Since the late 700s, whenever summer rolled around, the Vikings left their homes in Scandinavia seeking adventure, glory, and treasure in lands across Europe. They were pirates who took what they wanted from the people they conquered, including other people whom they used as slaves. Many Vikings settled in the new lands they attacked, from England to Ireland to Iceland—and as far away as Greenland.

In the summers, Erik the Red and his men sailed away in search of villages to threaten. In these violent and deadly raids, Erik and his fellow Viking warriors burned villages to the ground and stole anything of value. The Vikings had been doing this for hundreds of years, all around Europe. Villagers who weren’t killed might be taken as slaves.

Erik the Red owned slaves in Iceland. One day, the slaves caused a rockslide, which damaged Erik’s neighbor’s house. It was an accident, but the neighbor reacted violently, by killing Erik’s slaves.

Erik responded with a violent attack of his own: by killing his neighbor—and his neighbor’s cousin!

Charges were brought against Erik at the Thing.

The Thing reached its decision: Erik the Red was declared an outlaw. Like his father before him in Norway, Erik was banished. He would have to leave Iceland immediately. Even worse, Erik’s fellow Icelanders were allowed to kill him if he didn’t hurry up!

Luckily, Erik had a few friends left in Iceland. They helped hide him while he prepared his family, his ship, and his crew to set sail. But where would he go?

He could never return to Norway. Nor to Ireland or England, which had become crowded with too many other Viking settlers.

Erik decided to sail west for five stormy days, to a place where he could build a new life for himself, his family, and his friends. A place where no other Vikings lived. A place where Erik would answer to no one but himself.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition (June 5, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0448488612
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0448488615
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 930L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.17 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.64 x 5.31 x 0.28 inches

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- #75 in Children's Exploration Books
- #86 in Children's European History
- #371 in Children's Multicultural Biographies

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Chris and Brooke Smith

Love the series

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023

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We had a book report on Leif Erikson, and we were having difficulties finding information about his life, travels, etc. this was a great complete resource for my 5th grader.

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Marylin H. White

Interesting children’s history book

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2023

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Very interesting, readable book for children & young adults, many facts new even to adults. Enjoyable.

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Urban Crusader

Very important person to know about!!!...

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2022

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This book is excellent and tells the Truth about the the Viking who discovered the Americas/New World more than 400 years before Columbus did. The history books all need to be changed. Now, FINALLY, there is a series called Vikings Valhalla that is entirely based on Leif Erikson! It's past due that This Great Man gets the credit He DESERVES...! TIME TO WAKE UP! GET THIS BOOK!!!

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christajb

Great book, cover damaged

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021

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Very excited to use this book in our homeschool lessons. We love this series of books! A little disappointed that the book arrived with a damaged cover. Not a big enough deal for me to go through the hassle of a return as we need the book but disappointing nonetheless. Will put a little tape on it to keep it from getting worse.

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Yvette

All about Vikings

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2021

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Purchased for my 9 year daughter. We learned much about about Leif(Viking) and that time period. The geography, their way of life, their ships and armor. It touched on religion and mythology. A good short read for upper elementary. Highly recommend as well as Russell Freeman’s “Who was first?”.

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Alex Fox

Great for boys!

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2019

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My 8 year old loves these books so much, we’ve worked most of our homeschooling around them. They are a very quick read so he averages two a day but he’s also a bookworm. We have our own little library of this series at home and can’t wait for more titles!

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Grandson loves this series!

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020

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Another great book in the “Who was” collection. My grandson used this as part of a history research project for school. He loves these books!

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