Erik the Red explores Greenland
c. 982 · Event
Outlawed from Iceland for killings, Erik spends his three years of exile exploring the land to the west — and names it Greenland to attract settlers.
On these timelines: The Viking Age, Scandinavia, the Nordic World & the Viking Age, Age of Exploration, Master
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