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Who succeeded Leif Erikson as chieftain of the Greenland settlement?

  • Thorkell

  • Thorgils

  • Erik the Red

  • Bjarni Herjolfsson

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Thorkell, one of Leif Erikson's sons, succeeded him as chieftain of the Greenland settlement. Thorkell continued his father's legacy in leading the Norse community in Greenland.
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