 After his voyage, word spread of the lands to the west he had seen, creating great intrigue throughout the Nordic Empire.Bjarni was both celebrated for his discoveries and chided - famously by Earl Eric - for his lack of investigation.Professor Tryggvi J. Oleson of the University of Manitoba stated "There are strong arguments for the view that the three lands seen by Bjarni were Newfoundland, Labrador, and Baffin Island."