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| | MSN Encarta - Leif Eriksson |
 | | Leif lent his ship to his brother Thorvald for further exploration of Vinland where, according to some sagas, Thorvald was killed by Native Americans. | | | After he reached his home in Greenland, he carried out his commission to bring Christianity to the settlers. | | | As he sailed, he reached what he called Helluland (perhaps Baffin Island) and Markland (perhaps Labrador) before finding Vinland. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558409/Eriksson_Leif.html
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| | Hero_explanation |
| | Leif Eriksson was very brave and courageous to go on a very risky voyage just because Bjarni Herjofsson claimed he saw unexplored land. | | | While on his journey Leif found a few men in the water and had to save them because if he hadn't they would have died. | | | He was inspired to go on his voyage because another Norseman named Bjarni Herjofsson said that he had seen land on one of his voyages and that he hadn't explored it. |
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http://chr.hdsb.ca/grassroots2004/europeanheroes/Eriksson/Eriksson_hero_explanation.htm
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| | Vikings - Isle of Man - Leif Eriksson |
| | Before Leif left for Norway, Thorgunna told him she was going to have his baby and she foresaw that it would be a boy. | | | Unfortunately, this caused his discovery to remain unknown to nearly all of Europe, which was in the midst of the Crusades. | | | Surprisingly, few people ever returned to Vinland, only Leif's sister and a small group of settlers who were killed by Indians. |
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http://www.crystalinks.com/vikings.html
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| | Education World® - *History : World History : Explorers : Eriksson, Leif |
| | Leif Eriksson Columbus' Predecessor Offers a debate on the explorer's nationality and includes several accounts of his exploits. | | | Leif Ericson Vikingship Group devoted to the explorer seeks to educate the public through its ship, the Norseman. | | | Ericson, Leif MSN Encarta Encyclopedia entry reviews the claims that Ericson was the first European to explore the North American continent. |
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http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=10944
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| | VikingsontheCharles |
| | And if he got here first, then Leif Eriksson and not Columbus was the first European to set foot in the New World; and it was Leif Eriksson and not Columbus who first brought Christianity to these shores. | | | For the Protestant elite of Boston then, Leif Eriksson was the anti-Columbus. | | | For the discussion of the Leif Eriksson statue in the context of the cultural and ethnic politics of Boston, I am greatly indebted to |
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http://greisnet.com/needhist.nsf/VikingsontheCharles
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| | Leif Eriksson: Leif the Lucky by Jim Cornish |
| | As was the Viking way, he steered his ship by the sun during the day and the stars at night and hoped Bjarni's land would soon appear. | | | isappointed, Leif and his men sailed south and west and within days spotted a wooded shoreline that rose gently from the sea. | | | His father's courage and seamanship would be important especially if the new land could not be found and the crew grew anxious. |
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http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/v_lief.htm
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| | Leif Erikson |
| | Leif Eriksson was one of the greatest sea voyagers ever. | | | Many people think Christopher Columbus discovered America, but Leif Eriksson actually discovered it 500 years before Columbus did. | | | Some believe that he discovered it when he was blown off course on a voyage to Norway. |
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http://www.southwestschools.org/webpages/leiferikson.htm
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| | People have been known to think that Christopher Columbus was the one to discover America. | | | In 1,001 A.D., Leif and his crew of 35 founded America. | | | Archeologist came to this conclusion when they discovered the Viking ship that had been sunken many years before. |
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http://www.southwestschools.org/webpages/leifss.htm
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| | Leif Eriksson |
| | Some maintain that Eriksson was attempting to verify this claim. | | | Other authorities, citing the Greenland Saga, believe that Eriksson purposely outfitted his expedition for a voyage to the west. | | | Eriksson and his crew wintered in Vinland, then returned to Greenland in 1001. |
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http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h435.html
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| | Vikings & their Gods - Leif Eriksson |
| | After he reached Greenland, he carried out his commission to bring Christianity to the settlers. | | | They believe Norse expeditions to North America may have ceased because of attacks by Native Americans. | | | One of his converts was his mother, Thjódhild, who is said to have built Greenland's first Christian church at Brattahlid. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/vikings/leiferiks.htm
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| | LMF: NFO/MCO 'What's that climbing in those trees?' Leif asked. 'Forest Cats,' answered the king. |
| | And now to my theory, that the Maine Coon cat is descended from the Norwegian forest cats that Leif had on board his ship when he discovered 'Vinland/America'. | | | They had been sailing for 3 or 4 months to reach this coast. | | | After Leif had been home for two years, he decided to take off and find that land Bjarne had described. |
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/L_P_swepston/Leif.htm
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| | Leif Ericson Homepage |
| | Leif Ericson: Columbus' Predecessor by Nearly 500 Years | | | a response to inquiries as to why Leif Ericson is listed as a Norwegian | | | To return to the main page, click below: |
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http://www.mnc.net/norway/Leif.htm
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| | Leif Ericsson |
| | Many scholars believe that Leif Ericsson landed on some part of the North American coast, but there has been no agreement on the modern identity of Vinland. | | | Leif Ericson Discovers America (History of the World) | | | it was on the return voyage from Norway to Greenland in 1000 that Leif Ericsson, blown off his course, discovered hitherto unknown lands in which he found grapes, self-sown wheat, and a species of trees called “mausur.” He landed, secured specimens, and continued to Greenland, where he was successful in introducing Christianity. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0829321.html
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| | Leif Eriksson - definition of Leif Eriksson in Encyclopedia |
| | Another saga, Erik the Red's saga tells that it was actually Leif who discovered the American mainland, while returning from Norway to Greenland in 1000 or thereabouts, but does not state an attempt of his to settle there. | | | When they found land again, Leif and his men landed and built some houses. | | | Many believe that the Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows was Leif's colony, but others argue that it must have been more southernly, since grapes do not grow as far north as Newfoundland. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Leif_Eriksson
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Before Columbus: The Leif Eriksson Expedition : A True Adventure (Landmark Books) |
| | Before Columbus is an exciting saga of the Lief Eriksson expedition five hundred years before Columbus provides kids in grades 3-5 with an excellent saga which reads like fiction but includes all known facts about his incredible journey. | | | Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. | | | THE VIKING PEOPLE HAD BEEN A POWERFUL force in the world for about two hundred years before Leif was born. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375813470?v=glance
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| | Leif |
| | The King told Leif to go back to Greenland and bring Christianity to its people. | | | While he was staying with the King he became a Christian. | | | Leif came first to a flat and stony land which they named |
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http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/leif.htm
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| | Vikings. - History: America - What's Been Published |
| | Before Columbus : the Leif Eriksson expedition / by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. | | | Strange footprints on the land : Vikings in America / Constance Irwin. | | | The age of Leif Eriksson / Richard Humble ; illustrated by Richard Hook. |
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http://www.pitbossannie.com/rps-f-vikings.html
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| | In the Wake of Leif Eriksson |
| | Our historian also describes the various cultures, as well as the trail of Leif Eriksson and his Viking brethren. | | | As the 'Adventurer' crosses the Davis Strait, our lecturers recount the voyages of Leif Eriksson and the ancient Vikings who were in search of the new world. | | | This morning we visit L'Anse aux Meadows - site of the ruins of Leif Eriksson's colony. |
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http://www.luxurytour.com/smallship/in_the_wake_of_leif_eriksson.htm
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| | Time for Kids Magazines |
| | Eriksson came to North America, which he called Vinland, 1,000 years ago, about 500 years before Columbus. | | | A crew of modern sailors plans to repeat Leif Eriksson's historic journey to the New World | | | He left from Brattahlid (Brah-tah-lid) in Greenland, home of his father, the explorer Erik the Red. |
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http://www.parenting.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,88728,00.html
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| | Discoverers Web: Irish and Vikings |
| | Undoubtedly, America has been visited by vikings after this, but there is no evidence that they made any more attempts at actually colonizing the country. | | | Many historians believe that this was the settlement of Leif, but others think that Vinland was further south, perhaps in New England. | | | A few more attempts were made in the following years, but all were abandoned after only one or two years. |
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http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/viking.html
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| | Waltham, Mass.: Eriksson Monument |
| | His work received little support from mainstream historians and archeologists at the time, and even less today. | | | Horsford did a little digging (literally) and found some buried artifacts that he claimed were Norse. | | | Eben Norton Horsford, The Landfall of Leif Erikson: A.D. and The Discovery of the Ancient City of Norumbega. |
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http://leiferiksson.vanderkrogt.net/files/waltham.html
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| | Leif - LEIF HARMSEN |
| | Leif Eriksson: Leif the Lucky by Jim Cornish | | | This page is about the famous Viking Leif Eriksson. | | | Leif Garrett Fans web site which includes, pictures, message board, chat, sightings, news, bio, guestbook and much more. |
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http://www.azhao.com/az/leif.html
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| | October 9th Theme Unit - Leif Eriksson Day |
| | Describe some of the things you've seen and done. | | | Pretend you are on a voyage with Leif Eriksson to the new world. | | | October 9th Theme Unit - Leif Eriksson Day |
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http://www.edhelper.com/DailyThemes_October_9_1.html
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| | Aesops Room:Before Columbus The Leif Eriksson Expedition |
| | but Eriksson's dramatic story has been passed down for a thousand years. | | | Five hundred years before Columbus, a daring young Viking named Leif Eriksson crossed the sea and became the first known European to set foot in North America. | | | What dangers did he and his crew face along the way? |
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http://www.aesopsroom.com/html/bookdetailVB.asp?SKU=0375823077
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| | Eric the Red |
| | Leif set sail in 1001, with one ship and a crew of thirty-five. | | | Upon his return, Leif gave glowing accounts of the "Vinland the Good" he had discovered. | | | On one of these trips Leif became enamoured with a fair, highborn maiden in the Hebrides Islands and soon found she was with child. |
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http://collections.ic.gc.ca/vikings/ericred.htm
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| | Leif Eriksson |
| | Around the age of ten, Leif had to move to Greenland because his father was banned from Iceland and he couldn’t move to Norway because his father was previously banned from there to. | | | After Leif’s voyage, he came back to Greenland and told many people of the new land he discovered. | | | Leif and around twenty other men were on a voyage back to Greenland from Norway when they got caught in a storm and accidentally ended up near what is now Canada. |
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http://bg016.k12.sd.us/Explorers/leif_eriksson.htm
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| | Leif Ericson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared October 9 Leif Erikson Day in the United States. | | | A reconstructed portrait of Leif Ericsson, based on historical sources, in a contemporary style. | | | The Leif Ericson is also a fictional submarine in the Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, named for the above explorer. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Eriksson
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| | Lucky Leif and the Longships |
| | Leif Erikson Essay looks at Erikson's life before his voyage, his journey to the New World, and the time he spent on foreign soil. | | | It is a concept album dealing with how American culture might have been different had the Vikings managed to colonise the continent. | | | Lucky Leif and the Longships is a 1975 record album by Robert Calvert. |
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http://www.serebella.com/encyclopedia/article-Lucky_Leif_and_the_Longships.html
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| | eleifmain |
| | The interest for the newborn Swedish bagpipe is largely due to Leif and would be unthinkable without his pioneering work. | | | Leif Eriksson also makes hurdy-gurdies, nyckelharpas and other instruments. | | | The man who made the Swedish bagpipe come alive.... |
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http://www.tongang.se/leif/eleifmain.html
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| | Prince August: Leif Eriksson |
| | Leif was the son of Erik the Red "Leif the Lucky," the man who brought the Christian faith to Greenland. | | | His brother Thorvald Eriksson led an expetition to Vinland (named after an abundance of grapes in the area) after Leif and encountered Skraelings, which resulted in his death by a skraeling arrow. | | | Many tales are told of Leif, including the Tales of Vinland. |
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http://www.totalmodel.com/military/pages/military_92.shtml
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| | Swedish History - Leif Eriksson |
| | Leif became the leader of the settlement in Greenland after his father's death. | | | Leif made no maps, so no one knows exactly where he landed on his voyages. | | | They spent the winter in Vinland and built houses to live in and to protect their ship. |
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http://www.utb.boras.se/uk/se/projekt/history/articles/vikage/vikage8.htm
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| | Leif Eriksson the Lucky -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | More from Britannica on "Leif Eriksson the Lucky"... | | | The 13th- and 14th-century Icelandic accounts of his life and additional later evidence show that he was certainly a member of an early Viking voyage to North America, but it remains doubtful whether he led the initial expedition. | | | More results on "Leif Eriksson the Lucky" when you join. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047678?tocId=9047678
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| | Leif Eriksson Day - Stormfront White Nationalist Community |
| | Leif had built in Wineland and stayed there with his men for three | | | This took place in the year 1000 according to Snorri Sturluson’s | | | Interesting website about a non-profit organization promoting Leif |
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http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3289
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| | Leif Eriksson and Vinland |
| | Fifteen years later, Leif Eriksson decided to explore the land Bjarni had seen. | | | Setting out with 34 men, he attempted to follow, in reverse, the route Bjarni had described. | | | Click here for links to Leif Eriksson and L'Anse aux Meadows websites. |
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http://skandland.com/VIKINGSleif.htm
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| | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Leif Eriksson |
| | Eriksson sailed to North America at the end... | | | Eriksson, Leif (975-1020), Icelandic explorer thought to have been one of the first Europeans to set foot on North American soil. | | | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Leif Eriksson |
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http://ca.encarta.msn.com/Leif_Eriksson.html
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| | Leif Eriksson |
| | In 999 A.D. I went to King Olaf of Norway who commissioned me to spread Christianity to Greenland. | | | Personnel: Cubmaster dressed as Leif Eriksson comes out. | | | Join with me now in pledging allegiance to the flag which now flies over this great land. |
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http://www.scoutxing.com/ceremonies/ceremonies_2343.htm
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| | Viking -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | He did not realize he had found a new continent, and Europe heard nothing of his discovery. | | | Leif landed on a forested shore, which he called Vinland. | | | The first European to land in America was Leif Ericson, a Viking seaman from Greenland (see Ericson). |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9075342&ref=news0105
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| | LEIV Eriksson International Festival |
| | Ole Amund Gillebo was the pastor at Mindekirken before Pastor Dale, and we hope many will come and visit with him and his wife Jorid, our guests for LEIF this year. | | | He is known for his light-filled panoramas of prairie, woods, and sky, and has a strong interest in ecology and nature. | | | Mindekirken members and associate members may request free ticket for this reception. |
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http://www.mindekirken.org/LEIF.htm
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| | As it turns out, they accomplished none of these things, but their piqued interests did lead them to a curiously forbidden tower. | | | The site enjoyed a brief vogue in the late 19th century as Professor Eben Norton Horsford (dubbed "amateur archaeologist by the Leif Eriksson Monument Database) hypothesized that Eriksson had lived in what is now Cambridge and frequented the Charles. | | | When Martin and Ben heard that Leif Eriksson had once journeyed down the Charles River and set foot in Waltham, MA, they knew exactly what they had to do--retrace the footsteps of the great Viking, share in the glory of his exploits, and offer a belated millennial celebration. |
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http://people.brandeis.edu/~thewatch/Archive/Articles/February_2004/Romp_February_04.htm
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| | Leif Eriksson And Right Ho, Jeeves |
| | An introduction to the life of Leif, son of Norseman Erik the Red, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America. | | | After doubting Jeeves' plan to help Gussie Fink-Nottle woo the soppy Madeline Basset, Bertie Wooster comes up with his own plan to bring his friends together. | | | But when things go disastrously wrong, to whom can Bertie turn but Jeeves? |
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http://blossombodyshop.com/leif.htm
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: Leif Eriksson First Voyager to America |
| | Amazon.ca: Books: Leif Eriksson First Voyager to America | | | Look for books like Leif Eriksson First Voyager to America by subject: | | | Use Your Account to view or change your orders |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/006025596X
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| | [ELFWOOD] SF&F Art / Leif Eriksson / Leif Eriksson |
| | Leif Eriksson is a member of Fantasy and SciFi Art gallery 596 at Elfwood. | | | Please contact Leif Eriksson for details on using the content on this page.(Please do not email the Elfwood Administrators, they can't give you permission!) - Finally, please, read the legal information for more copyright details. | | | You are visitor 1070 to this page since May 20th. |
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http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/s/p/spot47/spot47.html
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| | - SHOP.COM |
| | Presents an account of the life and explorations of Leif Eriksson, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America. | | | All other designated trademarks, copyrights and brands are the property of their respective owners. |
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| | greenland,reenland travel,trekking in greenland,south greenland |
| | An the leif Eriksson there are different services: | | | Reservations and specially groups reservations have to be re-confirmed between 48 hours and 7 days before arriving to the hostel. | | | Situated in the center of Qasiarsuk right beside the harbour, the post and the supermarket. |
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http://www.tierraspolares.es/qassiarsuk/hostel.htm
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