Eric the Red

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Eric the Red

Eric the Red. Red –bearded Eric was a viking from Iceland. He was banished for three years for killing someone. Eric spent, Those years exploring the northern seas. One such voyage he found a new land.
Jan 14, 2010, 6:41 am ISTLeadersSarita Pant
Eric the Red
  Eric the Red

Greenland, Here I Come!
Red –bearded Eric was a viking from Iceland. He was banished for three years for killing someone. Eric spent, Those years exploring the northern seas. One such voyage he found a new land.

When his exile ended he went back and told his people stories of a new “Green land” that would be ideal for settlements. Many were poor and hungry in Iceland. So they sailed with Eric the Red to settle in Greenland.

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