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Erik the Red | |
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 Erik the Red from Arngrímur Jónsson's Grönlandia. Note anachronistic details in his weapons and armor. | |
| Born | c. 950 |
| Died | c. 1003 (aged around 53) |
| Nationality | Norse |
| Occupation(s) | Settler, explorer |
| Known for | Founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland |
| Partner | Þjódhild Jorundsdottir |
| Children | Freydís, Leif Erikson, Thorvald and Thorstein |
| Parent | Thorvald Asvaldsson (father) |
Erik Thorvaldsson[a] (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 European settlement in Greenland. Erik most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard.[1][2] According to Icelandic sagas, Erik was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson; to which Thorvald would later be banished from Norway, and would sail west to Iceland with Erik and his family.[3] During Erik's life in Iceland, he married Þjódhild Jorundsdottir and would have four children, with one of Erik's sons being the well-known Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson.[4][5] Around the year of 982, Erik was exiled from Iceland for three years, during which time he explored Greenland, eventually culminating in his founding of the first successful European settlement on the island. Erik would later die there around 1003 CE during a winter epidemic.[6]
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