The Vinland Saga

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Bartlett-2002</div> <bR> <div> Eric the Red leaves Norway (around 982)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="117c8e50.jpg" border=0 width="456" height="229" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Erick the Red was the son of Thorvald [son of Asvald] and both had to leave</div> <div> their home in Norway and sailed to Iceland because of some killings.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> They built a home at Drangar, and that’s where Erick married Thjodhild, the</div> <div> daughter of Journd Ulfsson and Thorbjord a Ship-bosom. They cleared land for</div> <div> farming at Haukadal and built a home called Eiriksstadir. While Erick was</div> <div> clearing his land, the slaves caused a land slide that fell on the farm of Valthjof</div> <div> a neighbour. A relative of the farmer, named Eyjolf Saur, hunted Eric’s slaves</div> <div> and killed them. Then Erick the Red killed Eyjolf Saur and other’s of his family</div> <div> members. It appears that everyone got unfriendly with Erick; wouldn’t sell him</div> <div> supplies to finish his building and constantly wanted to quarrel with him .</div> <bR> <div> At the Thorsnes Thing, Erick the Red and his friend were branded to be</div> <div> outlaws. Since they were now hunted men, they naturally, had to go in hiding</div> <div> for fear of losing their lives. They took their ships, with the help of others and</div> <div> sneaked around the islands and out of the bays of Iceland to the open seas.</div> <div> He was going to look for land that he heard about from Gunnbjorn</div> <div> Ulf-Krakuson. On a past voyage Gunnbjorn’s ship got blown to the west</div> <div>  during a storm and he saw some new land [These people never wrote down</div> <div> information everything was orally past on verbatim].   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> After exploring the seas to the west Erick the Red found the land that he had</div> <div> heard off and named it Greenland; it was felt that people would be more willing</div> <div> to go there if it had a pleasant name. He explored the country for three years</div> <div> (between 982 and 985 Ad.) and made a decision as to where he was going to</div> <div> build his home that he  would call Brattahilidin Eiriksfjord. At the end of the third</div> <div> winter he sailed back to Iceland where he spent the winter.</div> <bR> <div> The next summer he sailed  off again to colonize Greenland and it is said that</div> <div> there were 25 ships on the voyage but only 14 reached there. Some were lost</div> <div> at sea and others had to turn back to Iceland.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   One of Erick the Red sons made a voyage to Norway and he and his crew</div> <div> stayed the winter at the home of King Olaf Tryggvason. He was given</div> <div> instructions on Christianity and both he and his ship mates were baptised. The</div> <div> following summer he was ordered by the king to sail back to Greenland and</div> <div> preach the  Christian teachings. On his journey he came upon a shipwrecked</div> <div> crew, whom he rescued and took them to Greenland. Hence he received the</div> <div> name of Lief the Lucky.      </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Eirik the Red had a partner in Greenland named     Herjolf Herjolfsson, who had</div> <div> a son named Bjarni Herjolfsson. When Bjarni set sail for Greenland (1001 AD)</div> <div> to visit his father, he became lost at sea during a storm. Eventually his ship</div> <div> was blown far to the west where he saw a strange new continent. Following</div> <div> the coastline north and east he found his way  to Greenland.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The Vikings Explore North America-1001AD.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> When Lief the Lucky heard of the adventure, Lief went to visit Bjarni and listen</div> <div> to his stories about the new lands he saw to the west of Greenland. Lief</div> <div> purchased Bjarni’s knarr (cargo ship) and with a crew of 35 sailors he set out</div> <div> to investigate the land. His father Erick the Red had decided to go to but he fell</div> <div> off his horse and injured himself. Lief first found a barren coastline here he cast</div> <div> anchor and went ashore. This land we call today Baffin Island.</div> <bR> <div> He then continued his journey farther west and south when he sighted a</div> <div> second land. On investigating he found thick forest and sandy beaches. Lief</div> <div> named this land Markland, today it is known as  the Labrador coast. He</div> <div> proceeded further south until he saw another land across a strait (The Straits</div> <div> of Belle Isle) that he called Vinland. Here he and his men took their supplies</div> <div> ashore and built a number of turf, stone and timber buildings and enclosures</div> <div> called Leifsbudir. Lief was the first European to explore the continent of North</div> <div> America.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> For more information read:</div> <bR> <div> The Greenland</div> <div> Eirik the Red’s Saga                             </div> <div>  The Penguin Classics-1965</div> <bR> <div> The Norse Atlantic Saga</div> <div> Gwyn Jones-1896</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2d71e1e0.gif" border=0 width="30" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway to Vinland"><U>Gateway to Vinland</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>