Today is Leif Erikson Day, commemorating the date on which Leif and his crew set foot on North America, probably on Newfoundland.
Well, it was sometime in the fall, probably, and it was in the year 1,000. . . well maybe.
Anyhow, he did do that.
This day is actually set by the a reenactment ship, the Norwegian ship the Restoration, reaching North America in 1825.
Leif was born in Iceland to Erik the Red and his wife Thjodhild and, probably contrary to what many might suppose, he was a Catholic, the religion of his mother. Interestingly, this was the same year that Iceland converted to Christianity.
Last edition for 1825:
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