His family became Christian, but this Viking explorer nicknamed "the Red" remained a pagan
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A brief history of the Vikings | History Extra  May 25, 2016 ... But, as Philip Parker explains, this was not the full extent of the ... as a prey to pagan peoples and subsequent (mainly Christian) writers ... he became the only native English ruler to gain the nickname 'the .... In 982 a fiery tempered chieftain, Erik the Red, who had already been exiled from Norway for his...
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Leif Ericsson Greenland/Norway 982 CE - The Mariners' Museum ...  Converted to Christianity by King Olaf of Norway in 1000 BCE, Leif is also ... He was the son of Eric the Red and his wife, Thjodhild. ... with a woman named Thorgunna, daughter of a prestigious family. ... the new religion, but his father, Eric, was reluctant to give up his pagan beliefs. ... By doing this, he became very wealthy.
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Erik the Red - Wikipedia  Erik Thorvaldsson known as Erik the Red was a Norwegian Viking, remembered in medieval ... Leif Erikson, the famous Icelandic explorer, was Erik's son. ... He sailed West from Norway with his family and settled in Hornstrandir in .... a follower of Norse paganism, unlike his son Leif and Leif's wife, who became Christians.
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Leif Erikson - Wikipedia  Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was an Icelandic explorer and the first known European to have ... Leif was the son of Erik the Red and his wife jhildur, and the grandson of Thorvaldr ... He was a Viking in the early days. .... while his mother Thjhildr quickly became a Christian and built a church called Thjhild's Church.
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Eric the Red facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  Eric the Red (active late 10th century), Viking rover and founder of the first Scandinavian settlement in Greenland, was one of the early Viking explorers of North America. Born in Norway about 950, Eric Thorvaldsson, who is known as Eric the Red, ... Christianity to Greenland in 998, but Eric remained true to his pagan gods.
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CHAPTER 6 The Conversion Of The Barbarian Tribes The great ...  During the fifth century, the bishops were gifted leaders who exhibited the roles ... he was kidnapped by Irish pirates who took him to the Northwest of Ireland. Working as a slave, his faith gave him great strength until he finally escaped six years later. .... From this point on, of all the countries that had converted to Christianity,...
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Erik the Red - the discovery of Greenland  When Eric the Red discovered Greenland, he called it 'the green land'. ... It is said that he was a particularly hot-headed fellow who, after being exiled from first ... In 982 he was sentenced to exile from Iceland for three years for murder. ... In around the year 1000 Erik the Red's son, Leif Eriksson, returned to Greenland...
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Olaf II "The Saint" Haraldsson King of Norway  Also called SAINT OLAF, Norwegian HELLIG-OLAV, the first effective king of all ... According to some sources he later sailed south along the coast of France and ... As a Christian, Olav now set out to make all of Norway a Christian country.
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Olaf Tryggvason - Wikipedia  Olaf Tryggvason (960s  1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken (Vingulmark, and Rnrike), and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway. Olaf played an important part in the conversion of the Norse to Christianity, ... Olaf became the possession of a man named Klerkon, together with his...
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Christianization of Scandinavia - Wikipedia  The Christianization of Scandinavia took place between the 8th and the 12th centuries. .... Christian missionaries recognized early on that the Danes did not worship stone or .... certainly during the reign of Canute IV, Denmark can be said to be a Christian country. ... In 995 Olaf Tryggvason became King Olaf I of Norway.
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Erik the Red - the discovery of Greenland  When Eric the Red discovered Greenland, he called it 'the green land'. He was impressed by the country's resources and he and 500 others settled there. ... In 982 he was sentenced to exile from Iceland for three years for murder. ... In around the year 1000 Erik the Red's son, Leif Eriksson, returned to Greenland following a...
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Vikings - Wikipedia  Vikings from Old Norse vkingr, were Norse seafarers, speaking the Old Norse language, who ... Various theories have been offered that the word viking may be derived from the name of the historical Norwegian ... written by Adam of Bremen in about 1070, the term generally referred to Scandinavian pirates or raiders. As in...
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Leif Eriksson - Explorer - Biography.com  May 5, 2016 ... ... of Erik the Red, and possibly the first European to reach North America, ... Norse explorer Leif Eriksson was the second son of Erik the Red, who is ... with one version claiming his landing accidental and another that he had...
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11 Leif Erikson Facts for Leif Erikson Day | Mental Floss  Oct 9, 2013 ... Specifically, 11th-century Norse explorer Leif Erikson has been credited with ... Erikson might not get the full Columbus treatment, but he was ... While Americans officially celebrate Leif Erikson Day, the explorer's name is spelled ... CE), and both his father and his grandfather spent some serious time in...
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Vikings and Feudal Europe 900-1095 by Sanderson Beck  About 900 the Swedish king Olaf seized royal power in Denmark by force of arms, and he .... In 982 Greenland was explored and named by Erik the Red, who had been banished from both Norway and Iceland for manslaughter. ...... of 60,000 plundered the country around Rheims, Laon, and Soissons before they occupied...
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Erik the Red - the discovery of Greenland  When Eric the Red discovered Greenland, he called it 'the green land'. ... In around the year 1000 Erik the Red's son, Leif Eriksson, returned to ... Leif Eriksson made amazing discoveries and was the first European to reach North America.
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Erik the Red - Explorer - Biography.com  Jan 13, 2016 ... As a child, Erik the Red left his native Norway for western Iceland with his father. ... triggered a landslide that crushed his neighbor Valthjof's house. A kinsman of Valthjof, Eyiolf the Foul, killed Erik's thralls. ... The village court met, and once again Erik was banished for manslaughter, this time for three years.
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Erik the Red - Explorer - Biography.com  Jan 13, 2016 ... The party rounded the tip of Greenland and settled in an area near Julianehb. Erik returned to Iceland in 986 and formed a colony. ... with his flowing red hair and beard, earned him the nickname Erik the Red. ... Around 982, Erik the Red entrusted his setstokkr (large beams with Viking symbols that held...
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Olaf I Tryggvason | king of Norway | Britannica.com  1000), much celebrated in Scandinavian literature, who made the first effective effort ... the Swedish king Olaf Sktkonung, and Eric the Norwegian, earl of Lade. ... as a Christian and determined that Denmark should become a Christian country. .... and their replacement by republican forms of government around the world.
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Erik the Red - Explorer - Biography.com  Jan 13, 2016 ... Learn more about Erik the Red, the founder of the first European settlement on ... At age 10, Erik's father, Thorvald Asvaldsson, was exiled for manslaughter, ... Around 982, Erik the Red entrusted his setstokkr (large beams with Viking ... Having had enough, Erik the Red decided to leave Iceland altogether.
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The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America - History in the ...  Oct 8, 2013 ... Leif Eriksson Day commemorates the Norse explorer believed to ... Check back soon or see our FAQs here. ... Nearly 500 years before the birth of Christopher Columbus, a band of ... Eriksson, who is believed to have been born in Iceland around A.D. 970, spent his formative years in desolate Greenland.