Eirik Thorvaldsson (abt. - )
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Biography
Eirik Thorvaldsson is Notable.
Eiríkur "rauði" Þorvaldsson, Erik the Red, is best known as one of the earliest settlers of Greenland, and as the father of Leif Erikson.
According to Eiríks saga rauða, Eirik was the son of Thorvald Ásvaldsson, and came from Jæren in Norway.
Erik and his father were banished from Norway for the crime of manslaughter. They sailed West from Norway with their family and settled in Hornstrandir in northwestern Iceland.
In Iceland, Erik married Tjodhild, the daughter of Jörund Úlfsson and Torbjørg Knarrabringa.
The Icelanders later sentenced Erik to exile for three years due to "some killings" he committed around the year
Erik convinced others to settle Greenland with him, starting about The settlement flourished, growing to 5, inhabitants spread over a considerable area along Eriksfjord and neighboring fjords. Groups of immigrants escaping overcrowding in Iceland joined the original party. However, one group of immigrants which arrived in brought with it an epidemic that ravaged the colony, killing many of its leading citize
Erik the Red facts for kids
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Quick facts for kids 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. Jæren, Norway |
| Died | c. (aged around 53) Greenland |
| Nationality | Norse |
| Occupation | Settler, explorer |
| Known for | Founded the first Norsesettlement in Greenland |
| Partner(s) | Þjódhild Jorundsdottir |
| Children | Freydís, Leif Erikson, Thorvald and Thorstein |
| Parent(s) | Thorvald Asvaldsson (father) |
Erik Thorvaldsson (c. – c. ), known as Erik the Red, was a Norseexplorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. He most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard. According to Icelandic sagas, he was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson. One of Erik's sons was the well-known Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson.
Personal life
Early life
Erik Thorvaldsson was born in Rogaland, Norway in CE. He was the son of Thorvald Asvaldson (also spelled Osvalds
Eric the Red
Eric the Red (active late 10th century), Viking rover and founder of the first Scandinavian settlement in Greenland, was one of the early Viking explorers of North America.
Born in Norway about , Eric Thorvaldsson, who is known as Eric the Red, left that country as a child when his father, Thorvald, was exiled to Iceland. The family settled in the western part of the island, where Greenland could be seen miles away. He married Thorhild, daughter of Jorund Atlisson, and probably as part of her dowry received land at Eriksstadir in Haukadale. His thralls caused a landslide to overwhelm the home of Valthiof and his family, whose kinsman Eyjolf in turn slew the thralls. In retaliation Eric killed Eyjolf and as a result was banished from Haukadale.
Eric retired to an island, leaving with Thorgest his diasposts, which were Viking symbols of authority and had religious significance. On Eric's return Thorgest refused to surrender them so Eric stole them. Knowing he would be pursued, he prepared an ambush for Thorgest in which the pursuer's sons were killed. Thorgest went to court, and the Thorness Thing in outlawed Eric in Iceland and Norway for 3 years.
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Icelandic Explorer
First European to land on Greenland, Erik the Red gave that forbidding island its somewhat deceptive name, and founded a European colony there that would remain operative for more than three centuries. His son, Leif Eriksson, launched an even more ambitious expedition from Greenland, to what became known as the New World. The two men rank as the greatest Viking explorers.
Not long after Erik was born, near the Norwegian town of Stavanger, his family had to leave their home and move hundreds of miles west. His father, Thorvald Asvaldsson (Erik's surname was Thorvaldson) had become involved in a blood feud, and had killed a man. As punishment, he and his family were banished to Iceland, which had been settled by Vikings in the s.
Growing up in a remote area of western Iceland no doubt helped Erik learn the survival skills that would later stand him in good stead. He did not, however, learn from his father's mistakes: after he grew up, married, and moved to another part of the island, he too became involved in a blood feud, and killed two men. He was therefore banished from Iceland—itself originally a place of banishment—for three yea
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