[PAR] [TLE] Thorvald Eiriksson [SEP] Thorvald Eiriksson (Old Norse: "Þōrvaldr Eirikssonr" ; Icelandic: "Þorvaldur Eiríksson" ) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson. [PAR] [TLE] Leif Erikson [SEP] Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson (Old Norse: "Leifr Eiríksson" ; Icelandic: "Leifur Eiríksson"; Norwegian: "Leiv Eiriksson" 970 – c. 1020) was a Norse explorer from Iceland.  He was the first known European to have discovered continental North America (excluding Greenland), before Christopher Columbus (or possibly Saint Brendan).  According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the Norse L'Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada.  Later archaeological evidence suggests that Vinland may have been the areas around the Gulf of St. Lawrence and that the L'Anse aux Meadows site was a ship repair station.
[PAR] [TLE] Thorvald Eiriksson [ SEP ] Thorvald Eiriksson ( Old Norse : " Þōrvaldr Eirikssonr " ; Icelandic : " Þorvaldur Eiríksson " ) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson . [PAR] [TLE] Leif Erikson [ SEP ] Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson ( Old Norse : " Leifr Eiríksson " ; Icelandic : " Leifur Eiríksson " ; Norwegian : " Leiv Eiriksson " 970 – c. 1020 ) was a Norse explorer from Iceland . He was the first known European to have discovered continental North America ( excluding Greenland ) , before Christopher Columbus ( or possibly Saint Brendan ) . According to the Sagas of Icelanders , he established a Norse settlement at Vinland , tentatively identified with the Norse L'Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern - day Canada . Later archaeological evidence suggests that Vinland may have been the areas around the Gulf of St. Lawrence and that the L'Anse aux Meadows site was a ship repair station .
Thorvald Eiriksson was the brother of an explorer who is believed to be the first known European to discover what continent?
Thorvald Eiriksson was the brother of an explorer who is believed to be the first known European to discover what continent ?
North America
North America