"Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who Was? Series! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland...

As a young man growing up in Greenland, Leif Ericsson had heard stories about a land to the west across the Atlantic Ocean. One day, he gathered a crew and set off to explore the land himself. He landed at three different places, finally settling at Vinland", now Newfoundland, Canada, for the winter. When he returned home, he became a hero, and inspired many other Vikings to explore the new world.

A Viking boatbuilder tells his daughter the story of Leif Ericson's voyage to and discovery of North America.

A biography of the Viking explorer who traveled to America, with details about the life and customs of the Vikings.

The exploration of startling new evidence that casts light on the incredible journey across the North Atlantic. The remarkable possibility that the Vikings came to America's shores some 500 years before Columbus.