Erik the Red

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Illustration

by Arngrímur Jónsson
published on 29 March 2018

Woodcut frontispiece depicting the Norse Viking Erik the Red, founder of the first Viking settlement in Greenland c. 985 CE, as found in the 1688 CE Icelandic publication of Arngrímur Jónsson's Gronlandia (Greenland). It is presently kept in the Fiske Icelandic Collection.

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Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. Original image by Arngrímur Jónsson. Uploaded by Emma Groeneveld, published on 29 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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APA Style

Jónsson, A. (2018, March 29). Erik the Red. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8494/erik-the-red/

Chicago Style

Jónsson, Arngrímur. "Erik the Red." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 29, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8494/erik-the-red/.

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Jónsson, Arngrímur. "Erik the Red." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Mar 2018. Web. 22 Dec 2024.