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Why did Leif Ericson want to sail west?

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It could well have been the lack of timber that piqued Leif's interest enough that he bought Bjarni ship and raised a crew of 35 and set out to discover the verdant land of the Americas. Leif and his crew set sail from Greenland to try to find the place discovered by Bjarni.

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