Editing Leif Erikson (section)

=== Account in the ''Saga of Erik the Red'' ===
[[File:Leifr hinn heppni.jpg|thumb|265px|The words ''Leifr hinn heppni'', "Leif the Lucky", written out in the early 14th century [[Hauksbók]], the oldest manuscript of the ''[[Saga of Erik the Red]]'']]
According to this saga, Leif discovered Vinland after being [[blown off course]] on his way from Norway to Greenland.<ref name="sm419">Somerville & McDonald, 2010, pp. 419–420.</ref> Before this voyage, Leif had spent time at the court of Norwegian King [[Olaf Tryggvesson]], where he had converted to Christianity. When Leif encountered the storm that forced him off course, he had been on his way to [[Christianization|introduce Christianity]] to the Greenlanders. After they had arrived at an unknown shore, the crew disembarked and explored the area. They found wild grapes, self-sown wheat, and maple trees. Afterwards, they loaded their ship with samples of these newly-found goods and sailed east to Greenland, rescuing a group of shipwrecked sailors along the way. For this act, and for converting [[Norse Greenland]] to Christianity, Leif earned the nickname "Leif the Lucky".<ref>Ingstad, 1985, pp. 171–178.</ref> Leif did not return to Vinland, but others from Greenland and Iceland did, including [[Thorfinn Karlsefni]].<ref name="Campbell_Erik-the-Red-Saga">Campbell, 2021, pp. 37–39.</ref>