Erik the Red
c. 950–c. 1003
Norse explorer who founded the first settlements in Greenland.
Erik the Red (c. 950–c. 1003) was an explorer, born in Jæren and died in Brattahlíð.
- Known as
- Explorer
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- c. 950, Jæren
- Died
- c. 1003, Brattahlíð
Alive at the same time as Erik the Red
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Portrait: Arngrímur Jónsson, Public domain.
