Question

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

Answer 1

Leif Eriksson

Step-by-step 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.

Answer 2

Leif Erikson

Step-by-step 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.