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Before 1600: A Starting Point

1000

It takes bravery to break the mold. Explore the unknown. Cause change. According to a German legend, it was an explorer named Tyrker who began the courageous search for the New World. In the year 1000, he reached a continent now called North America. At the same time, Vikings from Norway reached the New World. They attempted to settle in present-day Newfoundland.