Title

Leif Erikson statue

Creator

liamh2os

Description

The statue of Leif Erikson, Norse explorer son of the (in)famous Erik the Red, was a gift to Iceland from the United States of America in occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the Icelandic Althing. This statue was made by Alexander Stirling Calder and unveiled in 1932 in Reykjavík. A second casting of the statue was made in 1939 and stands in Newport News, Virginia.

Identifier

NM-00421

Date

1932

2026-07-20

Temporal Coverage

Viking Age (0750–1100)

Modern (Twentieth Century)

Current Location

Hallgrímstorg 1, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland

64.1420229, -21.9265494

Type

Artefact & Artwork

Monument & Memorial

Subject

Statue

Leif Erikson

Rights

CC BY-NC 4.0