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Eric the Red (c. 950–1010)Allegedly the first European to find Greenland. According to a 13th-century saga, he was the son of a Norwegian chieftain, and was banished from Iceland in about 982 for murder. He then sailed westward and discovered a land that he called Greenland. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Departing from the site in southwestern Greenland where the explorer's father, Eric the Red, had a farm, the knarr will sail about 600 miles up the Greenland coast before crossing the Davis Strait to Baffin Island. |
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