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==Legacy== After his voyage, word spread of the lands to the west he had seen, creating great intrigue throughout the Nordic Empire. Bjarni was both celebrated for his discoveries and chided—famously by Earl [[Eric Haakonsson|Eric]]—for his lack of investigation. Professor [[Tryggvi Julius Oleson|Tryggvi J. Oleson]] of the University of Manitoba stated "There are strong arguments for the view that the three lands seen by Bjarni were Newfoundland, Labrador, and Baffin Island."<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bjarni_herjolfsson_1E.html Oleson, T.J. "Bjarni, Hejólfsson”, ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography''] vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1979, accessed May 16, 2015</ref><ref name=":0" /> Greenlanders took special interest in his discoveries, and, as they lacked timber, became allured by the wooded coastline Bjarni reported sighting.<ref>Kudeba, N. (2014, April 19). [http://www.thehistoryofcanadapodcast.com/norse-explorers/ ''Chapter 5 – Norse Explorers from Erik the Red to Leif Erikson – Canadian Explorers''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030929/http://www.thehistoryofcanadapodcast.com/norse-explorers/ |date=2014-05-08 }} Retrieved from The History of Canada.accessed August 13, 2006.</ref> Soon afterwards, [[Leif Erikson]] (Old Norse: ''Leifr Eiríksson''), the son of Greenland leader Erik the Red, bought the ship that Bjarni had used for the voyage, hired a crew of 35 people, and set out to retrace Bjarni's journey. The result is thought to be the [[Viking]] settlement at [[L'Anse aux Meadows]] in [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]]. This is the first known attempt at settlement by Europeans on the Americas.
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