Even today, the national holiday celebrating Leif Erikson’s landing in Newfoundland hasn’t stirred anything like the controversy surrounding Columbus Day. ‘They then left to sail to the east ...

Many have claimed to have "discovered" the America's first. From Christopher Columbus, to Leif Erikson, all the way to the ...

Leif Erikson (also spelled Ericsson, or Eiriksson) was the second of three sons of Erik the Red, who established a settlement in Greenland after he was exiled from Iceland. Leif Erikson's story ...

Even today, the national holiday celebrating Leif Erikson’s landing in Newfoundland hasn’t stirred anything like the controversy surrounding Columbus Day. A new research paper from Italy ...

Greg Jenner is joined in the 11th century by Dr Eleanor Barraclough and actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe to learn about legendary Viking explorer Leif Erikson ... Christopher Columbus landed in the ...

The conventional wisdom of 1960 was “in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” But the Norse Sagas hinted at an alternative ...