[DOC] [TLE] Leif Erikson - Wikipedia [PAR] Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was an Icelandic explorer and the first known 
European to have discovered North America (excluding Greenland), before 
Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a 
Norse settlement at .... On the return voyage, he rescued an Icelandic castaway 
and his crew,... [DOC] [TLE] Leif Ericsson - viking.no [PAR] Young Leif, his son, kept staring at the huge iceberg while they slowly and 
carefully ... Returning to Greenland, Leif taught the people of his new-found 
beliefs. ... Some years before AD 1000, Bjarni Herjlfsson relayed exciting news 
of a new ... for this deed he received the entire rich cargo and the nickname Leif 
the Lucky. [DOC] [TLE] 11 Leif Erikson Facts for Leif Erikson Day | Mental Floss [PAR] Oct 9, 2013 ... While most people associate Italian explorer Christopher Columbus with the ... in 
Greenland, but only after he was banished from Iceland for three years (for ... 
Thus, the punchy nickname Leif the Lucky was born. Sorry, papa Erik. (Some 
stories hold that Leif made his rescue on his way back from a second... [DOC] [TLE] Explorer 1 for Students.pdf [PAR] Why were the sailors ready for mutiny? ... How did Magellan restore his authority 
when some of his officers got ... About AD 1000 ... found in the new land to the 
west, the land he named Greenland. ... trading vessel whose crew he rescued; for 
this deed he received the entire rich cargo and the nickname Leif the Lucky. [DOC] [TLE] Explorers  Dreams of a Youth [PAR] After a terrible winter full of sickness in 1536, Cartier and the sailors sailed back 
to France. ... When he arrived in France, Cartier found he had collected only a 
boatload of iron pyrite ... Though he died along the way, some of his crew 
successfully made it back to Spain. ... This is how he earned the nickname, 'Leif 
the Lucky'. [DOC] [TLE] In the Vikings' tracks: Benicia sailboat owners join captain as he ... [PAR] Oct 24, 2013 ... He was the son of Erik the Red, an explorer in his own right, ... 35 sailors in 1002 
for the voyage west, landing first on a rocky area he ... they spent the winter 
before returning to Greenland in the spring of 1003, ... Along the way, they 
rescued a crew from Iceland, earning Ericson the nickname Leif the Lucky. [DOC] [TLE] AAHI - Scribd [PAR] When Leif returned to Greenland, he shared the Gospel with his mother. She 
became a ... At rst, many Native American tribes received European explorers ... 
In fact, some tribes even ... ing rescue earned him the nickname Leif the Lucky. 
The year after Leif's return from Vinland, Erik the Red died. Leif's ... mately 1000 
ad.) [DOC] [TLE] Descendants of Newfoundland's extinct Beothuk live on in Iceland ... [PAR] Jul 19, 2011 ... Some estimates put the number of Beothuks in Newfoundland as low as ... It was 
said a male Beothuk was also with them but he, in his weakened .... On the return 
voyage, Leif rescued a disabled, adrift ship, saving its crew and .... When the 
Vikings returned to Greenland and later Iceland, there is a very... [DOC] [TLE] Download File - Z-Man Games [PAR] Greenland and the Eric sagas: Then they made landfall, and rowed in boats 
along ... died in 1928, when his plane was lost near this Bear Island. He had 
gone to try and rescue the Italian Umberto Nobile, ... Leif Erikson learned of this 
and ... return to its thrower. ..... Eriksson, discovered Vinland around 1000, Erik 
was not. [DOC] [TLE] Death of a Wooden Shoe - U.S. Coast Guard [PAR] Thaddeus D. Nowakowski, "'ski," diligently kept a diary during his six crucial 
months as a ... enlisted soldiers and sailors that the United States sent to every 
corner of the ..... Coast Guard Receiving Station in Boston , Massachusetts . ...... 
About the year 1000 ... returning to good health, he returned to Greenland and

Question: While returning to Greenland in about 1000, he rescued some sailors & received his nickname, Leif the Lucky
Answer: Leif Ericson