50+ Facts That Will Change the Way You Watch Netflix’s “Vikings”
Columbus May Not Have Been the First to Set Foot in America
Long before Columbus set foot in America, a daring Viking named Leif Erikson ventured westward. He set off around 1000 AD and was driven by tales of distant lands and a thirst for discovery. Soon, Erikson reached what’s believed to be present-day Newfoundland, Canada.
This Norse explorer’s journey was motivated by a desire for trade and fanciful tales he’d heard from earlier seafarers. So, centuries ahead of Columbus, the Vikings, under Erikson’s lead, had already tasted the allure of the New World.
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