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Erik the Red and Leif Erikson

The Explorers Podcast

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The Viking Expedition to Vinland

Lave Erikson was the first European to set foot in North America. He and his father Eric settled Greenland, while Lave would have a son with Thorgana. The colony of Greenland grew to a population of about 5,000 people. But life in Greenland was difficult as it became more dependent on Ivory trade. Archaeologists may eventually uncover other Viking settlements.

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