Erik the Red

(Eirik Raude)

950–1003
Raised in Iceland, Eric discovered Greenland. His Son Leif Erikson discovered Newfoundland.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Eric the Red  in	Viking Tales  by  Jennie Hall
Wineland the Good  in	Viking Tales  by  Jennie Hall
Discoveries of the Vikings  in	Stories of the Vikings  by  Mary MacGregor
How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands  in	This Country of Ours  by  H. E. Marshall
Vineland and the Vikings  in	Historical Tales, Vol I: American  by  Charles Morris
Vikings Sail the Northern Seas  in	A Book of Discovery  by  M. B. Synge

Image Links
In Viking Days.  in  Erik the Red and Leif the Lucky