Category: Vikings
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Leif Erikkson, a Norse Explorer and Chieftain, Discovered Vinland, Making Him Possibly the First European Known to Explore and Set Foot in North America, Approximately 500 Years Before Christopher Columbus. October 9, 1000.
Image: Leif Eriksson Discovers America by Hans Dahl (1849–1937). On this day in history, October 9, 1000, Leif Erikkson, a Norse explorer and chieftain, discovered Vinland, making him possibly the first European known to explore and set foot in North America, approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The continuing conjecture is that the encampment created by Leif and…
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A Viking force Gathered on the River Dyle in Present-Day Belgium was Defeated by the Forces of East Francia at the Battle of Leuven. September 1, 891
Image: Vikings in battle by artist Marii Armate Pagane. On this day in history, September 1, 891, a Viking force gathered on the River Dyle was defeated by the forces of East Francia at the Battle of Leuven. The existence of this battle is known through several chronicles, including the Annales Fuldenses and the Anglo-Saxon…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 