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Discovering New Lands: The Adventures of Leif Ericsson and the Vikings

Explore the saga of Leif Ericsson and the Vikings, skilled sailors from Scandinavia who journeyed to distant lands with sleek wooden boats. Eric the Red's son, Leif Ericsson, ventured to Greenland and later discovered North America, becoming the first European to set foot on its shores in the year 1000. Learn about the Vikings' long spoken tales known as sagas, passed down through generations.

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Discovering New Lands: The Adventures of Leif Ericsson and the Vikings

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  1. Leif Ericssonand the Vikings New SS book pg 111 Old SS book pg 119 Made by: Kevin Roper

  2. The Vikings sailors • The Vikings were skilled _______________. • Their homeland was Scandinavia in Northern Europe. They had sleek wooden ___________________, powered by only by sail and oars, they sailed as far east as Asia, as for south as North Africa, and as far west as North America. boats

  3. Eric the Red • Leif Ericcson’s father known as _____________sailed to island of Iceland. • Eric was thrown off this island and went to _________________. Despite its name it is a very cold land. Greenland

  4. Leif Ericsson • Leif Ericcson was interested in rumors of a land still farther west. • In _________________, he sailed west to see if these rumors were true. • When he and his crew set foot upon______________________, they were probably the first Europeans to do so. 1000 North America

  5. These Vikings landed on what is now Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada. • These Vikings had no written language so they created long spoken tales called ________________, repeated from one generation to the next. sagas

  6. Leif Eriksson’s Route

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