| LC control no. | n 80017784 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Eric, the Red, active 985 |
| Variant(s) | Eirik, Raude, active 985 Eirik, the Red, active 985 Eiríkr, Rauði þorvaldsson, active 985 Eiriks þáttr Rauða, active 985 Eirikur, the Red, active 985 Eric, el Rojo, active 985 Eric, le Rouge, active 985 Eric, the Red, fl. 985 Eric Thorvaldsson, active 985 Erik, den Røde, active 985 Erik, der Rote, active 985 Erik, le Rouge, active 985 |
| Beginning date | 0985 |
| Profession or occupation | Explorers |
| Found in | OCLC database, Dec. 27, 2000 (hdgs.: Eric, the Red, fl. 985; Eiriks þáttr Rauða; usage: Eric the Red, þaattr Eireks rauða, Erik, the Viking, Eirik Raude, Eric el Rojo, Eric le Rouge, Érik le Rouge, Erik der Rote) Wikipedia, March 10, 2014 (Erik Thorvaldsson (Old Norse: Eiríkr Þorvaldsson; born 950; died c. 1003; known as Erik the Red, is remembered in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland. The Icelandic tradition indicates that he was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Þorvald Ásvaldsson, he therefore also appears, patronymically, as Erik Thorvaldsson (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson). The appellation "the Red" most likely refers to his hair color and the color of his beard. Leif Ericson, the famous Icelandic explorer, was Erik's son) |
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