My grandfather was from Norway and he was very adamant Erickson discovered America.
Yeah well Indians discovered America before Leif. Columbus is the first discoverer that resulted in the world knowing about America. That’s why we celebrate columbus.
I heard someone on a talk show say how bad columbus was to the Indians and therefore we should celebrate Leif erikson day. Like the Vikings were kind gentle people. :-). The whole world was ugly back then and still is.
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/bog_iron.htm
“At the Norse settlement in L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada, there is clear evidence that Norsemen harvested and smelted bog iron to use as the raw material for the iron rivets they fabricated to repair their ships there 1000 years ago.”
Scanned the title and thought it read “Leif Garret Day”.
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