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There is ongoing speculation that the settlement made by Leif and his crew corresponds to the remains of a Norse settlement found in Newfoundland, Canada, called L'Anse aux Meadows, which was occupied approximately 1,000 years ago.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"972","date":"0972"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42838#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Eiríksstaðir","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10480451"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42838#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"1020","date":"1020"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42838#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Brattahlíð","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q798672"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42838#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Icelandic Commonwealth","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62389"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42838#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"explorer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11900058"},{"text":"seafarer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12038843"},{"text":"warrior","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1250916"},{"text":"discoverer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344452"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42838#P106"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42838"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Leif Erikson born?","a":"Leif Erikson was born on 972 in Eiríksstaðir."}],"related":[{"name":"Abel Tasman","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abel-tasman"},{"name":"Alexander von Humboldt","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexander-von-humboldt"},{"name":"Alexei Leonov","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexei-leonov"},{"name":"Alfred Russel Wallace","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alfred-russel-wallace"},{"name":"Alfred Wegener","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alfred-wegener"},{"name":"Amerigo Vespucci","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/amerigo-vespucci"},{"name":"Arthur C. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Leif Erikson Statue, Duluth (15290644106).jpg — Sculptor Daniels, John K. 1875-1978 Photo: Sharon Mollerus, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Leif Erikson\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/leif-erikson. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T12:29:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/leif-erikson","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/leif-erikson","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/leif-erikson?lang=ne"}}