Who was "Eric The Red"?
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Thorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first settlement in Greenland. He most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard. Wikipedia
Born: 950 AD, Jæren
Died: Greenland
Full name: Erik Thorvaldsson
Nationality: Icelandic
Known for: Founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland
Children: Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Thorvald Eiriksson, Thorstein Eiriksson
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eric the red
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Erik the Red, byname of Erik Thorvaldsson, Old Norse Eirik Rauð, Icelandic Eiríkur Rauði, (flourished 10th century, Norway?), founder of the first European settlement on Greenland (c. 985) and the father of Leif Erikson, one of the first Europeans to reach North America.
