Eric Thovaldsson, a Norwegian-born descendant of Viking …
Years: 981 - 981
Eric Thovaldsson, a Norwegian-born descendant of Viking chieftains, had moved to Iceland as a child when his father was banished from Norway.
A violent man himself, Eric, called Eric the Red, has killed a man and, banished on manslaughter charges, in 981 outfits an expedition and sails from Iceland to rediscover the new land to the west.
