He was a Norse explorer who is credited with being the first European to land in North America approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

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Gillian Villa

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9 May, 10:32

He was a Norse explorer who is credited with being the first European to land in North America approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

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Efrain French · Answer 1

Leif Erikson

Explanation:

The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America. Leif Eriksson Day commemorates the Norse explorer believed to have led the first European expedition to North America. Nearly 500 years before the birth of Christopher Columbus, a band of European sailors left their homeland behind in search of a new world.

Iliana Mann · Answer 2

Leif Eriksson

Explanation:

Beat Columbus to America. Leif Eriksson Day commemorates the Norse explorer believed to have led the first European expedition to North America. Nearly 500 years before the birth of Christopher Columbus, a band of European sailors left their homeland behind in search of a new world.