Lief+Ericsson

leif eriksson
facts
 * leif Eriksson saved 15 people on a reef, earning the name Leif the Lucky
 * leif's name is prononced life
 * leif's father had to leave iceland for killing 2 men
 * he was born near 975
 * he wanted to discover unknown lands
 * he had to spend a lot of time with his foster father named tyrkir
 * his mothers name was thjodhild
 * he didn't have a compass
 * a house shaped casket for more info [|click here]
 * he proble wanted to be like his dad
 * He might have used a sun compass.
 * He learned to hunt, handle a boat, and chop down grain with a knife from Tyrkir.
 * When he was 16, he found Helluland.
 * He found Vinland.
 * He found Vinland.
 * He found grapes in Vinland.
 * He found trees in Markland.
 * Norsemen played chess and checkers, and skied, ice-skated and sledded.
 * Lief had two younger brothers named Thorvald and Thorstein.
 * Leif stopped adventuring when Erik died. He took over leadership of Brattahlid colony.
 * Thjohild built a Christian church in Brattahlid after she converted to Christianity.
 * The King of Norway sent Leif to convert Iceland to Christianity.
 * Slaves taken by Vikings wore white.
 * Norsemen didn't write stories down, they were told by skalds. Norsemen wrote short things down in runes.
 * Leif had a very strong moral sense.
 * Going "a-viking" meant to go on a voyage for trade and plunder.
 * beads were an important part in viking/norse culture these are some pictures for more info [|click here]


 * [[image:PlainFoilAndMillefioriBeads.gif]][[image:Another10thCNecklace.jpg]]

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 * [[image:10thCNecklace.gif]]
 * they were amazing glass workers for more info [|click here]
 * [[image:jet_gripping_bears_bead.gif]]
 * [[image:jet_gripping_bears_bead.gif]]
 * [[image:jet_gripping_bears_bead.gif]]
 * [[image:8thCCombedGlassBeadsFromRibe.jpg]]
 * [[image:amber_bead_amulets.gif]]
 * [[image:RibeGlassRodsAndPulls.jpg]]
 * [[image:Rock_Crystal_Orbs.gif]]
 * [[image:GlassBeadsAnnealing.gif]]
 * [[image:ShapedBeads.gif]]
 * [[image:SilverAndGoldFoiledBeads.jpg]]
 * [[image:mosaic.jpg]]
 * these are some of the steps and/or the materials you would use if you were a viking for more info[| click here]
 * [[image:ReconstructedGloryHole.gif]]
 * [[image:MakingStringers.gif]]
 * [[image:MandrelCoatedWithClaySlip.gif]]
 * [[image:StripingGlassRod.gif]]
 * [[image:VikAgeBeadOnMandrel.jpg]]
 * [[image:GlassWoundOntoMandrel.gif]]
 * Leif had exceptionally good eyesight.
 * Vikings were Norsemen who went a-viking -- looting. Norsemen who didn't plunder and loot were just called Norsemen.
 * a lot of people thought his goal (n.a.) was a story
 * the althing was the name of the icelandic court that sent erik away
 * norsemen ate seal meat
 * brattahlid means steep meadow
 * he heard about n.a. from bjarni
 * Vikings were Norsemen who went a-viking -- looting. Norsemen who didn't plunder and loot were just called Norsemen.
 * a lot of people thought his goal (n.a.) was a story
 * the althing was the name of the icelandic court that sent erik away
 * norsemen ate seal meat
 * brattahlid means steep meadow
 * he heard about n.a. from bjarni