How to Pronounce Erik the Red
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May 04, 0950 Norway Died on 01 Jan 1003 (aged 52)
discoverer of Greenland
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About Erik The Red
- Erik Thorvaldsson (c.
- 950 – c.
- 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first settlement in Greenland.
- According to Icelandic sagas, he was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson.
- He therefore also appears, patronymically, as Erik Thorvaldsson.
- The appellation "the Red" most likely refers to the color of his hair and beard.
- Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson was Erik's son.
