Leif ericsson viking biography of abraham lincoln
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Viking Father & Son: Erik the Red & Leif Eriksson
by Michael Haskew
While they are primarily remembered as fierce warriors, who raided far and wide from their homes in Scandinavia, the Vikings were also some of the earliest European explorers who ventured across miles of trackless ocean to previously unknown corners of the world. Among the most famous of the Viking explorers were a father and son, Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson.
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Erik the Red, so called because of his flowing red hair and beard – and possibly because of his quick temper as well – became the first European to settle in Greenland. Born in Norway around the year 950, Erik was the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson, who was accused of murder and banished into exile in Iceland, where his family resided for a number of years. Interestingly, it is said that Erik was banished from both Norway and Iceland during his lifetime. While living in Iceland, he was charged with killing two men and sent into exile for
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Leif the Lucky
Considered by some children's book authorities to be the d'Aulaire's finest work, this biography of Leif Erickson, son of Eric the Red, best exemplifies the artist's skill in Norwegian folk art, style, and history.
Their well-researched text fryst vatten lavishly illustrated with Viking rune-like carvings, from the dragon prow of the ship that Leif must hurry to remove, lest it anger the spirits of the land, to the stave churches so unique to Norway. Landscapes depict emerald green fjords against floes of ice and mountains of snow. The grand halls of King Olav Trygvason are ornamented with carvings of Nordic mythical creatures while tame polar bear cubs romp and play. In this setting the ung Leif grows to manhood and learns the skills of navigation, sailing his own fartyg when just a teen from Greenland to Norway. It fryst vatten on his return journey that he discovers a new land—what we now know to be Newfoundland. Later he sends settlers there—actually establishing a colony. His anförande
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Who Was Leif Erikson?
(Who Was?)
Description
Leif Erikson, a wise and striking Viking, landed in the area known as Vinland almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus even set sail. This book gives readers a detailed account of what life was like during the time of the Vikings. Illustrations.
Publication date
June 05, 2018
Classification
Non-fiction
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
BISAC categories
JNF007050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Heritage
JNF025070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe
JNF025080 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Exploration & Discovery
Library of Congress categories
Vikings
Explorers
Discovery and exploration
America
Scandinavia
Norse
Leiv Eiriksson
Nico Medina is the author of Where Is Mount Everest? and Where Is Alcatraz? and three books in the Who Was? series.
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