- Reeves, 1890, pp. 35–36. "Leif Eiriksson, "Leif the Lucky" (
Leifr Eiríksson, nicknamed,
Leifr hin heppni)".
Great Unsolved Mysteries in
Canadian History:...
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given name of
Scandinavian origin. It is
derived from the Old
Norse name
Leifr (nominative case),
meaning "heir", "descendant".
Across the
Nordic countries...
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observance that
occurs on
October 9. It
honors Leif
Erikson (Old Norse:
Leifr Eiríksson), the
Norse explorer who, in
approximately 1000, led the first...
-
Leifr Eiricsson,
sometimes called the Leif
Eiricsson Memorial, is
statue of
Norse explorer Leif
Erikson created by
American artist Alexander Stirling...
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killings (including that of
Leifr Þórisson, son of Þórir Beinisson)
which make him unpo****r with the islanders.
Eventually Leifr Ǫzurarson and the three...
- p****age and
killed a man to take his sword. From this
event his
original name
Leifr was
lengthened to Hjǫrleifr (Old
Norse hjǫrr: 'sword'). Hjörleifr settled...
-
Gissurarson Kolbeinn Tumason Leifur Eiríksson (e. Leif Ericson, Old
Norse Leifr Eiríksson),
discovered America in the year 1000 and
named it Vínland (Land...
-
coastline Bjarni reported sighting. Soon afterwards, Leif
Erikson (Old Norse:
Leifr Eiríksson), the son of
Greenland leader Erik the Red,
bought the ship that...
- of
Santi Gervasio e
Protasio in Pavia.
Possibly cognate with Old
Norse Leifr,
meaning "heir, descendant". "German
Tribes org
Lombard Kings". GermanTribes...
- 1956),
Swedish rally driver Lars Eriksson,
several people Leif
Eriksson (
Leifr Eiríksson) (c. 970 – c. 1020), Icelandic-born
Norse explorer, son of Erik...
