October 9, 2006
Norsemen Reach North America
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Under the leadership of Leif Ericson, the Norsemen reached the zenith of their westward expansion, becoming the first Europeans to set foot in North America. Their arrival came after landings in the British Isles, Iceland, and Greenland. Historians disagree over the exact location of Vinland, the name the Norse gave to the region where they landed, but Helge Ingstad, interpreting Vinland as "grass land" rather than "wine land," discovered the remains of a 1000 ACE Norse settlement where?
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