
Erik the Red and Leif Erikson
The Explorers Podcast
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The Incorporation of Christianity Into Norse Spirituality
In 986, a man named Bjarni Harrelson sailed from Iceland bound for Greenland. He was caught up in the fog and couldn't navigate; he spotted land but it wasn't Greenland. As Lafe grew older, he never forgot the stories of Bjarni's journey. Like his father, Lafe decided to become a great leader and explore Markland. His expedition consisted of one person who would not go with him: Thorgana,. But stick a pin in that subject, and we will get back to the woman and her child a little later in the story. We need to go back to the year 986 to set the stage for the next chapter of our
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