He went to Norway around the year 1000.
Leif Ericson traveled to Iceland because, he wanted to discover that place. Also he wanted to try to be the first person to go there.
Leif Ericson wanted to go the land that Bjarni Herjulfsson* had seen on his voyage. Leif later found this land and named it Vinland.*prouncation: bee-ar-nee her-julf-sun
He searched for new lands to colonize.
He was looking for new lands to colonize.