He is not guilty of this for many reasons. First of all, he never even was the leader of the vikings, and therefore was NOT responsible for any of the actions or crimes they commited. Leif Eriksson, as stated before, was sent on a mission by King Olaf I to spread Christianity. He later went on a voyage to find lands that had been talked about by a man named Bjarni, who had been lost at sea on his voyage to find this land. He took a crew of 14 men, including Thyrker. Leif landed in Canada, where he and his crew settled down. Leif sent out an exploration group to explore the land, but Thyrker did not return with the rest of the group. They looked for him all day, and found him the next morning. He was blabbering in German, and after he calmed down he explained that he had found grapes on this land. Leif named the land Vinland. They settled for one winter, but they were surprised that the days and nights were more even, and that the weather never really got as cold. After that winter, the Natives of the land got angry, and attacked Leif and his crew. They were forced to flee, and they then returned to
He is not guilty of this for many reasons. First of all, he never even was the leader of the vikings, and therefore was NOT responsible for any of the actions or crimes they commited. Leif Eriksson, as stated before, was sent on a mission by King Olaf I to spread Christianity. He later went on a voyage to find lands that had been talked about by a man named Bjarni, who had been lost at sea on his voyage to find this land. He took a crew of 14 men, including Thyrker. Leif landed in Canada, where he and his crew settled down. Leif sent out an exploration group to explore the land, but Thyrker did not return with the rest of the group. They looked for him all day, and found him the next morning. He was blabbering in German, and after he calmed down he explained that he had found grapes on this land. Leif named the land Vinland. They settled for one winter, but they were surprised that the days and nights were more even, and that the weather never really got as cold. After that winter, the Natives of the land got angry, and attacked Leif and his crew. They were forced to flee, and they then returned to