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The Leif Erikson underwent further restoration under the care of Save Our Ship, Inc (“SOS”). Fundraising efforts initially aimed to return the ship to Leif Erikson Park in Duluth with a new, secure display structure. The Duluth City Council unanimously voted to officially transfer ownership of the Leif Erikson to Save Our Ship in June 2021.
It depicts the explorer Leif Erikson at the moment he discovers American land (presumably Newfoundland), as described in the sagas of Icelanders. The painting was made for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 and was exhibited along with the Viking ship replica Viking. It is in the collection of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design ...
The Leif Erikson Awards, established 2015, are awarded annually by the Exploration Museum in Húsavík, Iceland. They are awarded for achievements in exploration and in the study of the history of exploration. [72] Several ships are named after Leif – a Viking ship replica, a commercial passenger/vehicle ferry, [73] [74] and a large dredger. [75]
The date of Leif Erikson Day in the United States was chosen to coincide with the day Restauration arrived in New York Harbor: October 9. [7] In preparation for the 2025 Bicentennial of the ship's voyage, a replica of the Restauration was built at Jørn Flesjå's small wooden shipyard at Finnøy in Ryfylke, Norway. [8]
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Freydís Eiríksdóttir (born c. 965) [1] was an Icelandic woman said to be the daughter of Erik the Red (as in her patronym), who figured prominently in the Norse exploration of North America as an early colonist of Vinland, while her brother, Leif Erikson, is credited in early histories of the region with the first European contact.
Leif Erikson (ship) Leif Erikson Day; Leifsbudir This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 15:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Leif Erikson (42 ft, 4 persons) - sailed across the Atlantic from Bergen, Norway in 1926, in Leif Erikson Park, Duluth, Minnesota. [27] Redwolf - San Antonio (40 ft, 17 persons - under construction) Fyrdraca - Missouri (32 ft, 18 persons - retired from service with the Longship Company 2003) Sae Hrafn [28] - Maryland (40 ft, 18 persons)