c. 972–1020
Leif Erikson
Norse explorer
c. 48years, roughly
13%of the people on this site died younger
Leif Erikson was born in about AD 972 and died in about 1020, so lived for roughly 48 years. Only the years are known, so treat this as a rough guide.
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