Vikings

Outside the magnificant Hallgrímskirkja church, the largest in Iceland that can be found in central Reykjavik, stands the statue of Leif Eriksson also known as Leif the Lucky – the greatest of Vikings.

Eriksson was an explorer and the first European to reach the North American continent.

Leif was the son of Erik the Red, founder of the first European settlement on what is now called Greenland.