
Erik the Red
explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland
Birth
January 1, 950
Norway, Norway
Death
January 1, 1003
Brattahlíð, Greenland
Other Names
Eiríkur Rauði, Eirikr Thorvaldsson, Eirik Raude, Eric the Red

explorer and founder of the first viking settlement in Greenland