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Flashcards by phil_mick, created more than 1 year ago

This is my Flash Card Deck about the big man from Iceland.

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	Created by phil_mick about 10 years ago

Leif Erikson Day

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Leif Erikson was born in Iceland in 970c.

Erikson is supposed to have founded a Viking settlement at Vinland. Vinland today is known as the Canadian island of Newfoundland.

Erikson has had 6 statues erected in his honor.

Leif Ericson was the son of a Norse chief Erik the Red, named for his red beard.

It wasn't until 1964 that congress gave approval for Leif Erikson Day to be celebrated as a national holiday.