http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes Explore images of viking heroes and the settlements they founded, from Leif Eriksson in Greenland to Ingolfur Arnarson in Iceland. en Copyright 2013, History.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo1 A statue of Ingolfur Arnarson in Reykjavik, Iceland. According to legend, this Viking founded Reykjavik in 874. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo2 A statue of Leif Eriksson in Reykjavik, Iceland. Many believe that this famous Viking explorer was the first European to reach North America, sometime around the year 1000. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo3 A statue of Leif Eriksson at Brattahlid, near Qassiarsuk, Greenland. Brattahlid was one of the first Viking settlements in Greenland (founded around the 980s) and the home of Viking Erik the Red and his son, Leif Eriksson. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo4 Settled by the Vikings sometime during the 980s, Brattahlid (near Qassiarsuk) was Erik the Red’s homestead. Pictured are some of the earliest Viking ruins in Greenland. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo5 Remnants of a Viking settlement at Brattahlid, near the town of Qassiarsuk in Greenland. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo6 Ruins of a Viking church in Hvalsey, Greenland. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo7 A Viking burial ground at Lindholm, near Alborg, Denmark. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo8 A path runs past the ruins of the old Viking settlement at Jarlshof in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Vikings from Norway settled at Jarlshof in the 9th century. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo9 A re-created Viking longhouse inside the fortified Viking settlement at Trelleborg near Slagelse, Denmark. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo10 A reconstructed Viking longhouse at Fyrkat in Denmark. http://www.history.com/photos/viking-heroes-and-homes/photo10