Changes: Leif Ericson

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For the AMT model kit bearing this name, please see Leif Ericson.

Leif Ericson was a historical figure from Earth history.

Enterprise historian Marla McGivers adored Ericson and made a painting of him. When Khan visited her quarters in 2267, he recognized Ericson, and said McGivers' paintings were of "bold men from the past."

Later McGivers surprised Khan by saying that she knew his identity: the genetically-engineered superman was "Leif Eriksson and Richard the Lionheart and Napoléon." (TOS: "Space Seed")

Ericson was the leader of the short-lived "Vinland" settlement and is thus considered the first European to discover North America proper (excluding Greenland).
"Ericson" is the English form of the surname. Norwegians, Icelanders, Danes, and Greenlanders – the descendants of the Vikings – spell it "Eriksson"; this latter form is the one used in the TOS Season 1 DVD subtitles.

External links

Leif Ericson at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Leif Ericson at Wikipedia
L'Anse aux Meadows at Wikipedia

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 [[File:Leif Ericson.jpg|thumb|McGivers' painting of Leif Ericson]]
+{{disambiguation|the AMT model kit bearing this name|Aluminum Model Toys#The Leif Ericson|Leif Ericson}}
-'''Leif Ericson''' was a late [[10th century]] [[Viking]] explorer on [[Earth]].
+'''Leif Ericson''' was a historical figure from [[Earth]] history.
 [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] historian [[Marla McGivers]] adored Ericson and made a [[painting]] of him. When [[Khan Noonien Singh|Khan]] visited her [[quarters]] in [[2267]], he recognized Ericson, and said McGivers' paintings were of "bold men from the past."
-Later McGivers surprised Khan by saying that she knew his identity: the genetically-engineered superman was "Leif Eriksson and [[Richard|Richard the Lionheart]] and [[Napoleon]]."  ({{TOS|Space Seed}})
+Later McGivers surprised Khan by saying that she knew his identity: the genetically-engineered superman was "Leif Eriksson and [[Richard|Richard the Lionheart]] and [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Napoléon]]."  ({{TOS|Space Seed}})
-==Background==
-*Ericson was the leader of the short-lived "Vinland" settlement and is thus considered the first [[Europe]]an to discover [[North America]] proper (excluding Greenland).
+{{bginfo|Ericson was the leader of the short-lived "Vinland" settlement and is thus considered the first [[Europe]]an to discover [[North America]] proper (excluding Greenland).|"Ericson" is the English form of the surname. Norwegians, Icelanders, Danes, and Greenlanders &ndash; the descendants of the Vikings &ndash; spell it "Eriksson"; this latter form is the one used in the [[TOS Season 1]] DVD subtitles.}}
-*"Ericson" is the English form of the surname. Norwegians, Icelanders, Danes and Greenlanders – the descendants of the Vikings – spell it "Eriksson"; this latter form is the one used in the [[TOS Season 1]] DVD subtitles.
-*'''Leif Ericson''' was also the name given to the main vessel in the proposed Sci-Fi production ''Strategic Space Command''[http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/lestory.htm]. That TV-series however, never got off the ground. Yet the ship, the ''Leif Ericson'', designed by [[Matt Jefferies]], was prematurely marketed by [[AMT/Ertl|AMT]] in 1968 as model kit S945. In a ploy to recuperate their investments, AMT tried to marry the ship to the ''Star Trek'' franchise, though it never appeared there, despite being briefly considered making an appearance in [[Star Trek: The Animated Series]] [http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/leif_ericson_model.htm][http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/le.html]. AMT re-released the model kit several times now designated ''U.F.O. Mystery Ship'', molded in fluorescent plastic (to achieve a glowing-in-the-dark effect), trying to link the design to the ''Trek''-universe.
 == External links ==
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 * {{wikipedia|Leif Ericson}}
 * {{wikipedia|L'Anse aux Meadows}}
 [[de:Leif Eriksson]]
+[[fr:Leif Ericson]]
 [[Category:Humans|Ericson, Leif]]