1) Erik the Red is banished from Iceland for 3 years for killing a man and sails with his family to an unsettled land that he names Greenland, hoping the name will attract more settlers.
2) Erik successfully establishes settlements in Greenland and brings more colonists back with him when his banishment ends.
3) Erik's son, Leif Erikson, travels to Norway and becomes interested in Christianity after marrying the king's daughter. The king asks Leif to spread Christianity in Greenland.
4) Leif fails to convince his father Erik to convert to Christianity before Erik dies. However, Leif does convert many other Vikings. He also explores west of Greenland and