Er·ic·son also Er·ics·son ( r  k-s n), Leif fl. c. 1000. Norwegian navigator who, according to Norse sagas, was blown off course when voyaging to Greenland and thereby discovered and named Vinland, probably in Nova Scotia or New England. |
Ericson, Ericsson [ˈɛrɪksən]
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(Biographies / Ericson, Leif (10th century-11th century) M, Norse, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator) Leif (liːf). 10th-11th centuries ad, Norse navigator, who discovered Vinland (?1000), variously identified as the coast of New England, Labrador, or Newfoundland; son of Eric the Red
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