Erik the Red, exiled from Norway and Iceland, discovered and named Greenland around 985 AD. His strategic naming attracted settlers from Iceland, establishing two major settlements. These Norse ...
Greenland's history begins with a Viking exile accused of murder. Named deceptively to attract settlers, the world's largest ...
Viking explorer Leif Erikson is remembered with a large statue in front of the landmark church Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to famous tales of discovery involving the likes of Erik ...