Vikings Valhalla Sam Corlett as Leif Erikson with the show's logo in the background
Summary Vikings: Valhalla introduced viewers to Leif Erikson , but it made many changes to the story of this legendary explorer. After Vikings explored the stories of some notable figures from Viking history and Norse legends, Vikings: Valhalla explored those from the final years of the Viking Age.
Leif grew up in the Eastern Settlement of Greenland, where his father was elected as the people’s leader. This didn’t leave Erik much time for his children, so one of his slaves , Tyrker, was tasked with looking after them, and according to some sources, Leif later referred to him as his “foster father” .
Before 1000, Leif sailed from Greenland to Norway to serve among the retainers at the court of King Olaf I Tryggvason , who was a Christian. There, Leif was converted to Christianity, and was commissioned to introduce Christianity to the Greenlanders. Unlike him, Erik the Red remained a pagan until he died.
Erik was supposed to join Leif, but he fell off his horse on his way to the ship, which he took as a bad omen, so he stayed in Greenland. Leif followed Bjarni’s route in reverse, landing first in a desolate land he named Helluland, later a forested place he named Markland, and then to the land he would go on to name Vinland. Leif and company established a small settlement there and wintered there, after which he returned to Greenland.
Leif Erikson's Story In Vikings Valhalla Compared To Real Life Vikings: Valhalla Wasn’t Very Loyal To Leif Erikson’s Story As not much is known about Leif Erikson aside from his father’s banishment and the different versions of how he got to North America, Vikings: Valhalla had to flesh it out.
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