tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post456211239940557732..comments2024-03-29T05:02:01.215+05:30Comments on Amusing Planet: Jamestown: The First English Settlement in AmericaKaushik Patowaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15000427721236718033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-47062331335365200842017-06-16T01:50:54.052+05:302017-06-16T01:50:54.052+05:30According to the legend Erik the Red was the first...According to the legend Erik the Red was the first Scandinavian viking who saw the shores of Vineland (North America) when he came of course, and once home in Scandinavia he told his son Leif about it. A few years later Leif Eriksson set sail and headed across the sea, and he was the first european who sat his foot on american soil. 500 years before Columbus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-50172619569269846982017-06-06T04:13:46.823+05:302017-06-06T04:13:46.823+05:30Hurray for Jamestown. Just remember that The Viki...Hurray for Jamestown. Just remember that The Vikings set up a successful colony in Greenland that lasted for 518 years (982-1500). They spent a good portion of that time sending expeditions down south to try to settle what they called Vineland -- which historians now believe was the East Coast of North America - as far south as modern day North Carolina. After spending a couple decades sneaking ashore to raid Vineland of its ample wood pulp, they settled North America in 1005 with livestock, supplies and between 100 and 300 settlers, creating the first successful European American colony. jeff johnsonhttp://thedailyjeff.netnoreply@blogger.com