Erik the Red

Erik Thorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. He most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard.

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Who was born first?

• Erik the Red and Abhinavagupta were born the same year
• Erik the Red was born 16 years before Bjarni Herjólfsson
• Erik the Red was born 22 years before Leif Erikson
• Erik the Red was born 30 years before Thorfinn Karlsefni
• Erik the Red was born 38 years after Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

Timeline

1. Ibrahim ibn Yaqub912–966
2. Abhinavaguptacirca AD 950 – circa 1020
3. Erik the Red (this page)circa AD 950 – 1003
4. Bjarni HerjólfssonAD 966 – 11th century
5. Leif Eriksoncirca AD 972 – circa 1020
6. Thorfinn Karlsefnicirca AD 980 – circa 1020

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• James CookOctober 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779
• Hernán Cortés1485 – December 2, 1547
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