eric the red

     

Erik the Re (950–c. 1003) (Old Norse: Eiríkr rauði; Icelandic: Eiríkur rauði; Norwegian: Eirik Raude; Danish: Erik den Røde;Swedish: Erik Röde; Faroese: Eirikur (hin) reyði) founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. Born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway as the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson (Thorvald Asvaldsson), he therefore also appears, patronymically, as Erik Thorvaldsson (or as Eiríkr Þorvaldsson). The appellation "the Red" most likely refers to his hair color.

Trivia about eric the red

  • Knowledge of this colonizer of Greenland comes from 2 accounts: "Eric's Saga" & "The Greenlanders' Saga"
  • He was a pagan; it was his son Leif who brought Christianity to Greenland
  • In 982 he sailed from Iceland to Greenland with his household & livestock

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