the vikings arrived in north america in the 980s.
when did the vikings arrive in north america?
in the 980s
exploration of north america









































the exploration of north america by non-indigenous people was a continuing effort to map and explore the continent of north america. it spanned centuries, and consisted of efforts by numerous people and expeditions from various foreign countries to map the continent. the european colonization of the americas









































section::::pre-columbian exploration.









































according to the sagas of icelanders, norse sailors (often called vikings) from iceland first settled greenland in the 980s. erik the red explored and settled southwestern greenland, which he named to entice potential icelandic settlers, eventually establishing the eastern and western settlements, which were abandoned around 1350.
exploration of north america
meanwhile, in the rebel village of the gauls, the villagers welcome the arrival of chief vitalstatistix's nephew justforkix, who is to be trained to be a man. however his nephew is more interested in chasing girls, using a bird to send messages to them, and is a vegetarian, much to the dismay of obelix, who can't get him to try wild boar. both he and asterix decide to train him to be a warrior, but have little success because of his pacifist nature and his refusal to drink any of the village's magic potion, which gives the villagers their super-human strength. when the vikings arrive near their village, cryptograf explains to his incredibly stupid son olaf that he could claim abba as his wife if he were to capture the champion, thus putting him next in line as the tribe's chief, with his father secretly calling the shots.
asterix and the vikings