Erik the Red

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Eric the Red from Arngrímur Jónsson's Gronlandia. Note anachronistic details in his weapons and armor.

Erik the Red (950–c. 1003) (Old Norse: Eiríkr rauði; Template:Lang-is; Norwegian: Eirik Raude; Danish: Erik den Røde; Swedish: Erik Röde; Template:Lang-fo) founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. He was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson (Thorvald Asvaldsson). He therefore also appears, patronymically, as Erik Thorvaldsson (or as Eiríkr Þorvaldsson). The appellation "the Red" most likely refers to his hair color.[1]

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  1. ↑ The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850, Basic Books, 2002, p. 10. ISBN 0465022723.
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