Leiv Eriksson
Leiv Eriksson is an important symbol of ethnic pride Americans of Nordic heritage. According to the Saga of Olav Tryggvason, Leiv sailed out from Trondheim harbor for his historic voyage to Vinland, now known as North America, in the year 1000. This saga was written by Snorre Sturlasson in approximately 1230-1240. August Werner designed the original of this statue for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The Leif Eriksson Society of Seattle gave this replica to the city of Trondheim in 1997 to honor the thousand year anniversaries of the founding of Trondheim and Leiv Eriksson's voyage to America.
Leiv Eriksson es un símbolo importante del orgullo étnico de los americanos de la herencia nórdica. Según la Saga de Olav Tryggvason, Leiv navegó hacia fuera del puerto de Trondheim para su viaje histórico a Norteamérica en el año 1000. Esta saga fue escrita por Snorre Sturlasson en aproximadamente 1230-1240. August Werner diseñó la original de esta estatua para la feria del mundo de Seattle en 1962. La sociedad de Leif Eriksson en Seattle dieron esta reproducción a la ciudad de Trondheim en 1997 para honrar los mil aniversarios del año de la fundación de Trondheim y del viaje de Leiv Eriksson al América.
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This statue has a very proud expression on its face, pretty cool. Does that mean he also "found" Americas?
Leiv Eriksson is considered to be the first European to set foot in America. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared October 9th "Leiv Erikson Day" in the United States. The date is not believed to be associated with any particular event in his life, but is the date when the ship "Restauration" arrived in New York in 1825 at the start of the first organized immigration from Norway to the U.S.
Alexander,
I thought I recognized this statue! Of course, the original is right here in the neighborhood in which I live in Seattle. Nice to know there is a replica linking these two cities. In my neighborhood (called Ballard) most of the original homeowners were Scandinavian, especially Norwegians, who built the fishing industry here. Close by my home is the Nordic Heritage Musium which I very much enjoy visiting to see contemporary art from Norway, Sweeden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. Even the grocery stores in this neighborhood display all the Scandinavian flags.
-Kim
Interesante. Había leido anteriormente las Saga de Olav Tryggvason, pero no sabía de la importancia que tiene actualmente Leiv Eriksson.
SALUDOS, Bye.
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