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Viking Father & Son: Erik the Red & Leif Eriksson
by Michael Haskew
While they are primarily remembered as fierce warriors, who raided far and wide from their homes in Scandinavia, the Vikings were also some of the earliest European explorers who ventured across miles of trackless ocean to previously unknown corners of the world. Among the most famous of the Viking explorers were a father and son, Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson.
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Erik the Red, so called because of his flowing red hair and beard – and possibly because of his quick temper as well – became the first European to settle in Greenland. Born in Norway around the year 950, Erik was the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson, who was accused of murder and banished into exile in Iceland, where his family resided for a number of years. Interestingly, it is said that Erik was banished from both Norway and Iceland during his lifetime. While living in Iceland, he was charged with killing two men and sent into exile for three years.
“Greenland” Gets Its Moniker
During his banishment from Iceland, Erik heard of a vast land to the west and decided to explore the area. He departed with a ship and crew sometime in the year 982 and ventured upon a small group of rocky islands before finding the larger land
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