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

AncientPages.com | June 16, 2020

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. Credit: Adobe Stock

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On This Day In History: Battle Of Svolder One Of Greatest Battles of Viking Scandinavia Was Fought – On Sep 9, 1000

AncientPages.com | September 9, 2016

AncientPages.com - On September 9, 999 or 1000, the Battle of Svolder was fought in the western Baltic Sea between King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway and an alliance of