Leif Ericson

Leif Erikson (レイフ・エリクソン) is a famous traveler. He was a close friend to Thors Snorresson and later with his son, Thorfinn. He is one of the few to have made it to Vinland.

He joins Thorfinn in his journey to settle in Vinland.

Appearance


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

Personality
Back in the past when Thorfinn was a young kid, Leif kept boasting that he’s a great warrior, however, people’s opinions of him say that he’s just a child with a beard and is useless in battle.

After Thors died, Leif blamed himself and made it his mission to find Thorfinn, who went missing and bring him back to his hometown. This continued for over a decade, showing how much Leif would go for a person he cares about and how he doesn't go back on his word, making him a kind-hearted person.

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.

He came across Thorfinn in York in 1014, however Thorfinn was still blinded by rage and hatred, so he left Leif. They parted ways again after Thorfinn was sold into slavery as punishment for attacking Canute, and now Leif continued searching for Thorfinn yet again up until he found him on Ketil’s farm in 1018. He also adopted a son, also named Thorfinn and commonly called Bug Eye’s

Trivia

 * Leif the character and his nickname, "Leif The Lucky", were based on the real life viking explorer Leif Erikson. Leif is said to be the first man to set foot in North America, arriving in around 1000 C.E., almost 5 centuries before Christopher Columbus.