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   Erik Thorvaldsson was born in Rogaland, Norway in 950 CE, and was the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson (also spelled Osvaldsson). Thorvald would later be banished from Norway for committing acts of manslaughter. Thorvald would then proceed to sail west from Norway with his family, including a 10-year-old Erik.

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   Erik the Red, 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. Erik the Red and his party settled on an island at the mouth of Eriksfjord (now known as Tunulliarfik Fjord) near Qaqortoq (formerly Julianehab).

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Most of what is known about Erik Thorvaldsson, or Erik the Red, comes from Nordic and Icelandic sagas. He is believed to have been born in 950 in Rogaland on the southwestern tip of Norway. At age ...

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   Jul 12, 2024 · Erik the Red was a Norse explorer and the father of Leif, Freydis, Thorvald, and Thorstein. Just like many other characters from both Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla, Erik the Red was a real person, though the series made some changes to him for dramatic purposes. Born Erik Thorvaldsson, he was a Norse explorer, whose stories can be found in ...

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   Jan 3, 2023 · Erik Thorvaldsson was born in western Norway in around 950 AD. The son of Thorvald Asvaldsson, Erik’s great-great-grandfather Oxen-Thorir was himself a celebrated explorer, credited with discovering Iceland. When Erik was 10, his father was banished to Iceland for killing a man.

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   Apr 6, 2023 · Erik Thorvaldsson, also known as Erik the Red, was born in Jæren, Norway, in an area that is known today as Rogaland. Jæren is where the city of Stavanger is located, and its coast is known to have some of the best farmland in the country. Erik’s father, Thorvald Asvaldsson, was exiled from Norway for manslaughter, and for that reason ...

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   Who is Erik Thorvaldsson?

   • Most of what is known about Erik Thorvaldsson, or Erik the Red, comes from Nordic and Icelandic sagas. He is believed to have been born in 950 in Rogaland on the southwestern tip of Norway. At age 10, Erik’s father, Thorvald Asvaldsson, was exiled for manslaughter, a method of conflict resolution that would become something of a family custom.

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   Who was Thorvald Asvaldsson?

   • His later moniker is believed to have been down to either his red-colored hair or penchant for violence. According to multiple Icelandic sagas, he was born in 950 AD in Jaeren, part of Rogaland, Norway. While nothing is known about his mother we know his father, Thorvald Asvaldsson, was a man of some note.

   From Exile to Exploration: The Saga of Erik the Red

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   Where did Thorvald & Erikson live?

   • Thorvald died a few years later, and Erik married high-born Tjodhild and settled in Haukadal where he built a farm. It is at this farm that the most famous of his sons is thought to have been born: Leif Erikson, who would go down in history for being the first European to set foot in Vinland (North America).

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   What was Thorvald known for?

   • This isn’t to say Thorvald was known for anything good. He’s mainly remembered because when Erik was around ten years old, he was banished from Norway after committing manslaughter. Thorvald chose to start afresh and take his family west from Norway and settle in Iceland. This was a challenging undertaking.

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    Mar 16, 2024 · Erik the Red- From Exile to Pioneer. Erik the Red started life known as Erik Thorvaldsson. His later moniker is believed to have been down to either his red-colored hair or penchant for violence. According to multiple Icelandic sagas, he was born in 950 AD in Jaeren, part of Rogaland, Norway.