According to the 'Saga of Erik' he sailed off course on the return voyage and landed on the coast of North America, probably Nova Scotia which he called 'Vinland'. He made it to Greenland briefly, but returned to lead an expedition to the new land.

Archaeological remains show that the expedition visited Newfound-land and many believe that this was a stopover on their journey farther south to what Ericsson called Vineland, which was probably near the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick.

Map Viking journeys to America