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Greenland, his brother Thorvald led another Viking expedition to Vinland, ... 
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king Olaf I Tryggvason to spread Christianity and is believed to have died circa 
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Around 1000, eldest son Leif Eriksson decided to mount an expedition westward 
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Question: This explorer's brother Thorvald was killed while on an expedition in Vinland
Answer: Leif Ericson