[PAR] [TLE] Viking expansion [SEP] Viking expansion is the process by which the Vikings sailed most of the North Atlantic, reaching south to North Africa and east to Russia, Constantinople and the Middle East as looters, traders, colonists and mercenaries.  Vikings under Leif Ericsson, the heir to Erik the Red, reached North America and set up a short-lived settlement in present-day L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  Longer and more established settlements were formed in Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain and Normandy. [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] Viking expansion [ SEP ] Viking expansion is the process by which the Vikings sailed most of the North Atlantic , reaching south to North Africa and east to Russia , Constantinople and the Middle East as looters , traders , colonists and mercenaries . Vikings under Leif Ericsson , the heir to Erik the Red , reached North America and set up a short - lived settlement in present - day L'Anse aux Meadows , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . Longer and more established settlements were formed in Greenland , Iceland , Great Britain and Normandy . [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 .
Which Norse explorer from Iceland led the Viking expansion where Vikings sailed the North Atlantic and reached south to North Africa and Russia?
Which Norse explorer from Iceland led the Viking expansion where Vikings sailed the North Atlantic and reached south to North Africa and Russia ?
Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson