Did the Vikings come to North America five hundred years before Columbus? Maybe. Some evidence suggests the Vikings came here. This fictional story, using historical information, is about the adventures of a band of Vikings exploring many parts of America. They explored everywhere on foot and by canoe. Horses came to the Americas seven hundred years later with the Spanish Did the Vikings come to North America five hundred years before Columbus? Maybe. Some evidence suggests the Vikings came here. This fictional story, using historical information, is about the adventures of a band of Vikings exploring many parts of America. They explored everywhere on foot and by canoe. Horses came to the Americas seven hundred years later with the Spanish Conquistadors. Was it idyllic? Perhaps not. Dangers lurked everywhere and life was short and difficult. Some might suggest the story is romanticized and simplified. I think the Native Americans were people with hopes and dreams, like everyone. They struggled to survive as we all do. Some Old Norse words are introduced and used to make the readings more authentic and interesting. However, the locations are real. Modern people have given names to many of the places, but had no meaning to the Vikings and Indians.