Later Life
To this day we are still unsure of where Leif actually landed as there were no maps made. Some historians believe he landed first on Baffin Island and then sailed to Labrador. They think that his settlement was on the island of Newfoundland. In the 1960’s the remains of a Viking settlement were found on Newfoundland. Some even believe he may have sailed as far south as Cape Cod.
Other explorers sailed from Greenland to Vinland after Leif's discovery. His brother Thorwald was killed by a Native American on one of these expeditions. This may have been why they stopped travelling West leaving Anerica to be rediscovered 500 years later by Christopher Columbus.
Leif was described as a wise, considerate, and strong man of striking appearance. During his stay in the Hebrides, he fell in love with a noblewoman, Thorgunna, who he had a son with called Thorgils.
He had converted to Christianity and tried to convert those living in Greenland. He was successful with his mother but his father Erik the Red did not give up his beliefs.
The last mention of Leif in the Saga’s is 1019AD.
Other explorers sailed from Greenland to Vinland after Leif's discovery. His brother Thorwald was killed by a Native American on one of these expeditions. This may have been why they stopped travelling West leaving Anerica to be rediscovered 500 years later by Christopher Columbus.
Leif was described as a wise, considerate, and strong man of striking appearance. During his stay in the Hebrides, he fell in love with a noblewoman, Thorgunna, who he had a son with called Thorgils.
He had converted to Christianity and tried to convert those living in Greenland. He was successful with his mother but his father Erik the Red did not give up his beliefs.
The last mention of Leif in the Saga’s is 1019AD.