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  • Background
    • Where was he from?(birth and death)
    • What was his family life like?
    • What was his childhood like?
    • Why did he leave Scandivania?
    • What were his beliefs?
    • What was his household like?
  • Acheivements
    • What was his aims?
    • What had he discovered?
    • What were some of his journeys?
    • What challenges did he overcome?
  • Significance
    • What was his long-lasting impact?
    • What did he change?
    • Why was he important?
  • Bibliography

Why did he leave Scandinavia?

Leif probably left Scandinavia for the same reasons as all the other Vikings. Although he didn’t really aim for destruction or treasure/ slaves, he mainly aimed for new land.


·        Destruction

·        Treasure

·        Slaves

·        Trading

·        Adventure

·        Gather riches

·        Make fortune

·        Settlement (potential home)

·        The thrill form the carnage of the battle

·        To carve out kingdoms back home

·        Primogeniture

·        Food (fish stocks dropped)

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