Leif Erikson Sighting America

Illustration

Emma Groeneveld
by Nasjonalgalleriet Oslo
published on 17 September 2018
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Painting by Christian Krogh (1852-1925 CE) depicting the Norse Viking Leif Erikson discovering America. Leif is credited by the 13th-century CE Icelandic Vinland Sagas with discovering and/or being the leader of the first European crew to set foot on North American soil around roughly 1000 CE, establishing a base there for which an archaeological parallel has been found on the northern tip of Newfoundland. The painting resides in the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway.

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