Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer who led what was probably the first European expedition to the mainland of North America. He was the son of Eric the Red, who established the first settlement in Greenland. Leif Ericson became the leader of this settlement after his father's death. His life was recorded in long Icelandic stories called sagas. His name is also spelled Eriksson or Eiriksson.
Ericson was born in Iceland, near what is now Budardalur. …
