Leif Ericson

Leif Ericson is a famous traveler. He was a close friend to Thors Snorresson and later with his son. He is one of the few to have made it to Vinland.

Appearance
Leif is a balding man with a mustache. He is short in stature and is getting up there in years.

Personality
Leif boasts that he’s a great warrior, however, people’s opinion of him say that he’s a child with a beard and is useless in battle. Overall he’s like a father-figure to Thorfinn and goes through great lengths to find him after he went missing.

History
Shortly after Leif moved to Greenland, his ship got trapped in an ice floe in a bay near Brattal for an entire month. After they quickly ran out of food and their ship was crushed by the ice, they decided they had to try to escape via walking on the ice. After walking for two nights, Leif realized he was alone and the other 6 in his crew had died.