Erik The Red: Famous Viking Outlaw Who Colonized Greenland And Was Father Of Leif Erikson

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Erik the Red was a famous Viking today remembered for colonizing Greenland and being the father of the great Viking explorer Leif Erikson.

Erik the Red's life was full of difficulties. He was a very controversial Viking. He was very violent, and his temper was beyond control. This resulted in him being exiled from his country on two occasions! Even his fellow citizens got tired of him because he didn't know where to draw the line.

However, this didn't stop Erik the Red from accomplishing many things.

Who was this great Viking who changed Greenland's history?

What Are Norse Sagas Telling About Erik The Red?

Erik Thorvaldsson (approx. 950-1003 AD), better known as Erik the Red, was a Norwegian Viking and son of Thorvald Asvaldsson and Åsvald Åsvaldson.

Born in Rogaland on the southwestern tip of Norway, Erik the Red was forced to leave his home country when his father was exiled from Norway for manslaughter. The family traveled to Iceland, where they settled down and where Erik the Red grew up.

His temper, red hair, and beard earned him the nickname "Erik the Red." After his father's death, Erik the Red married Thjodhild Jörundsdóttir, moved from northern Iceland and settled in Haukadale, which he called Eriksstead.

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