Leif Erikson Sighting America

Nasjonalgalleriet Oslo

by Nasjonalgalleriet Oslo
published on 17 September 2018

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Leif Erikson Sighting America — Painting by Christian Krogh (1852-1925 CE) depicting the Norse Viking Leif Erikson discovering America. Leif is credited by the 13th-century CE Icelandic Vinland Sagas with discovering and/or being the leader of the first European crew to set foot on North American soil around roughly 1000 CE, establishing a base there for which an archaeological parallel has been found on the northern tip of Newfoundland. The painting resides in the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway.

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Oslo, N. (2018, September 17). Leif Erikson Sighting America. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9227/leif-erikson-sighting-america/

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Oslo, Nasjonalgalleriet. "Leif Erikson Sighting America." World History Encyclopedia, September 17, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9227/leif-erikson-sighting-america/.

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Oslo, Nasjonalgalleriet. "Leif Erikson Sighting America." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Sep 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9227/leif-erikson-sighting-america/.