The Thrall of Leif the Lucky

Download or read book The Thrall of Leif the Lucky written by Ottilie A Liljencrantz and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leif Ericsson, also known as 'Leif the Lucky', was the second son of Erik the Red and certainly displayed the Viking spirit of adventure and exploration. As a young man Leif Ericsson visited Norway, where he converted to Christianity. He was charged with returning to Greenland to convert the populace, but instead sailed further west and is believed to have landed somewhere in Nova Scotia. He spent a year in North America before returning home to Greenland, where he served as governor. The film The Viking (1928) was based on this novel, which has, to some extent, been based on Viking history.