In the 10th century AD, China was in the midst of the war between the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The distant Greenland ushered in the rule of the ancient Norse, these ancient Norse were called Vikings , synonymous with pirates. Because of these people, the 8th-11th centuries in Europe are called Viking age .
"Redhead" Eric, a King of Greenland. At this time, he was standing in front of the palace to greet a friend, a navigator named Biani. Bijani loves adventure and has been to many places, and each time he returns, he brings back many adventure stories. "Redhead" Eric is also very keen to hear these new stories.
And this time, Bijani brought a different story than usual. He said that he straddled Greenland and discovered a new land . But when people curious asked what the unfamiliar continent looked like, he couldn't answer, because he just watched from a distance, but didn't set foot on that land.
So people said, "If only you were braver!"
Bianni's adventures made many people curious about that continent. Among them is the son of the "red-haired" Eric - Prince Leif.Leif said to 's father : "I yearn for that continent, please give me ships and gold, and let me find it!" The direction of the sun setting, said: "Go, my child!"
Soon, Leif formed a fleet of 35 people, and before setting off, he said to his father: "Please lead us to go together. Come on! The people love you, God blesses you, and only going to the sky with you will bless us!" What a piece of flattery! In fact, Leif knew that his father was also eager for exploration, longing for the continent, and was not willing to let ordinary blood flow in the body of the Vikings.
The "red-haired" Eric complied with his son's request and rode his horse to the ship, and the crew cheered when they saw the king's arrival, as if it were a victory. But amid their cheers, the king fell from his horse. Oh, and it wasn't Eric the "redhead" who made a mishandling, it was the horse that tripped over and caused the king to break his leg.
The "red-haired" Eric lay on the ground and cried, not because of the pain, but because he couldn't go with his son, he said to his son with a hoarse voice: "This is God's will, you go, don't take me away !"
So the "red-haired" Eric returned to the palace, and Leif set sail. They went all the way west, and finally saw the continent that the navigator Bijani said. When they saw the gray line on the horizon, their hearts seemed to jump out.Leif said loudly: "We can't leave like Bijani, we have to board it!" Barren, with snow-capped mountains in the distance. Leif named the place "Slate" and left.
They continued their voyage, and soon discovered another continent, a flat terrain with vast sandy beaches and vast forests. Leif named the place "Markland," meaning forested land.
boarded the ship again, a group of people encountered a storm during the voyage, everyone said not to look for , the new world , as long as the ship did not overturn. However, after the wind stopped, they saw another piece of land, which was lush with lush vegetation and many sweet fruits growing on the trees. So they decided to spend the winter here.
Leif and his party built houses here, set up hammocks, and then divided into two teams to start exploring this strange and fertile land of . They found grapes and many precious woods here. They spent the winter collecting local specialties, and they didn't return until the ship was full. Before leaving, Leif named the land "Vineland" , meaning "land of grapes".
After Leif returned, he was warmly welcomed by the people. People called Leif the "lucky man" Leif, and the new continent that Leif discovered was called Vineland "the beautiful land". Before long, the "red-haired" Eric died, and "Lucky" Leif became king and had to govern his own territory, never to go to sea again. But his younger brother Torva took over his banner and led the fleet to continue exploring the New World.
Tolva led a fleet to explore along the coastline, and was attacked by a group of dark-skinned aboriginal people on a camping night, and a dense plume of arrows shot at the explorers, Torva was shot in the armpit, But it still leads the explorers to fight with the natives. Finally, after repelling the natives, a group of people fled in a hurry and returned to their assembly point by boat, but Torva couldn't hold it any longer. The adventurers buried the king's younger brother near the assembly point and erected a cross. The place was later called "Cross Point" by them.
The discovery of "Vineland" did not cause a sensation at the time, people didn't know they found the America continent, and thought it was a few larger islands, like Greenland. After Torva's death, gradually the route became unknown. In the years of crazy wars and plundering in the country, the Vikings gradually forgot the vast land discovered by the "lucky man" Leif, and the name "Vineland" can only be heard in the mouth of the bard. Gradually, he thought that the continent only existed in the dream of a bard.
However, after we have read the story of the Vikings carefully, we have reason to believe that , many hundreds of years before Columbus . The Vikings in northern Europe discovered the continent we now call "America"! Just because of an unconfirmed piece of news from the navigator Bijani, the Vikings did their best to explore the new world, and even the king "red-haired" Eric planned to lead the team himself, only because of his poor health. After the trip, "Lucky" Leif succeeded to the throne, and his younger brother Torva continued to explore. If Torva hadn't died on the way, maybe America would be the world of Vikings later.In any case, the adventurous spirit of the Vikings has to be admired, perhaps because of this, they have been rampant in Europe for centuries.
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