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Here
will be discussed Leif's life before his voyage, growing up in Iceland,
living in Greenland, and his first voyage. His voyage to the New World
and his stay there will also be discussed.
Leif
was born in Iceland in about 960 AD, son of Eric the Red. As was tradition
with the Vikings, Leif did not grow up with his family. Instead, when he
was eight he moved in with a man named Thyrker. Thyrker was from Germany
where Eric the Red had captured him, had taken him to Iceland, but had
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him.
Thyrker taught Leif everything he needed to know, including reading and
writing runes, the Celtic and Russian tongue, and the ways of trade. Leif
was also taught the old sagas, plant studies, and the use of weapons. When
Leif was not learning he and his friends would watch the ships come into
the harbor; then he would listen to the
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