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title: Leif Erikson
author: Thomas Quine
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9189/leif-erikson/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Leif Erikson
_Authored by Thomas Quine_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9189.jpg)
## Image Caption
Statue of the Norse [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) [Leif Erikson](https://www.worldhistory.org/Leif_Erikson/) (estimated c. 970-1020 CE) outside Hallgrimskirka in Reykjavik, Iceland. Leif was the son of Erik the Red, founder of the first Norse settlement in Greenland, and is himself often credited with being the first European to set foot on North American soil in Newfoundland, Canada, building the gateway-post of L'Anse aux Meadows there (Leifsbúðir/Straumfjǫrðr in the [Vinland](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vinland/) Sagas) in the area the Norse called Vinland.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Quine, T. (2018, September 07). Leif Erikson. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Quine, Thomas. "Leif Erikson." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2018. .
### MLA
Quine, Thomas. "Leif Erikson." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinet/2753572880)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinet/2753572880) by [**Thomas Quine**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinet/2753572880). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 07 September 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.