Leif Erikson

E158818

Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, widely regarded as the first known European to have set foot in North America around the year 1000.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse explorer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
person ⓘ
birthDate c. 970 ⓘ
birthPlace Iceland ⓘ
Icelandic Commonwealth ⓘ
brought Christianity to Greenland ⓘ
broughtReligionTo Greenland ⓘ
commemoratedBy Leif Erikson Day ⓘ
convertedBy King Olaf I of Norway ⓘ
culture Viking Age ⓘ
deathDate c. 1020 ⓘ
deathPlace Greenland ⓘ
era Viking Age ⓘ
ethnicity Norse ⓘ
explored North America ⓘ
Vinland ⓘ
areas believed to include Newfoundland ⓘ
coasts of present-day Canada ⓘ
father Erik the Red ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasMonument statue in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
statue in Reykjavik, Iceland ⓘ
statue in Seattle, Washington ⓘ
historicalStatus semi-legendary ⓘ
knownFor being the first known European to reach North America ⓘ
exploration of lands west of Greenland ⓘ
voyage to Vinland ⓘ
Leif Erikson Day observed on October 9 in the United States ⓘ
mentionedIn Saga of Erik the Red ⓘ
Saga of the Greenlanders ⓘ
mother Thjodhild ⓘ
name Leif Ericson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leif Eriksson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
nationality Icelandic ⓘ
nativeName Leifr Eiríksson ⓘ
occupation explorer ⓘ
navigator ⓘ
seafarer ⓘ
preceded Christopher Columbus in reaching the Americas ⓘ
regionOfActivity Greenland ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ
relative Erik the Red ⓘ
Thorfinn Karlsefni ⓘ
Thorvald Eiriksson ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
servedUnder Olaf I of Norway ⓘ
timePeriod around the year 1000 ⓘ
title Leif the Lucky ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brattahlid → residenceOf → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Erik the Red → child → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Erik the Red → notableRelative → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leif Erikson → name → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leif Erikson → name → Leif Eriksson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson → name → Leif Ericson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Leif Eriksson statue (Reykjavík, Iceland) → dedicatedTo → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leif Erikson Drive → namedAfter → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Qassiarsuk → associatedWithPerson → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Bjarni Herjólfsson → influenced → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Bjarni Herjólfsson → shipSoldTo → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Vinland → associatedWith → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Markland → mentionedBy → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Markland → discoveredBy → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Helluland → encounteredBy → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Thorvald Eiriksson → sibling → Leif Eriksson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Thorvald Eiriksson → relative → Leif Eriksson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Saga of Erik the Red → mainSubject → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Saga of Erik the Red → hasCharacterRole → Leif Erikson as explorer of Vinland ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Thjodhild → child → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Thorstein Eriksson → sibling → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Thorstein Eriksson → notableRelative → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Brattahlíð → associatedWith → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Brattahlíð → significantPerson → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Freydís Eiríksdóttir → sibling → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Christian Krohg → notableWork → Leiv Eiriksson oppdager Amerika ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson statue → dedicatedTo → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leif Erikson statue → honors → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leifr Eiríksson → name → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leifr Eiríksson → name → Leif Ericson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Leif the Lucky → name → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leif Erikson Day → honours → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Leif Erikson Day → namedAfter → Leif Erikson ⓘ
Vikings: Valhalla → featuresCharacter → Leif Eriksson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson
Leifr → hasVariant → Leifur Eiríksson ⓘ
linked to: Leif Erikson