Erik the Red

By ericrema
  • 950

    950-Erik borns

    Erik the red was born in Norway
  • 981

    981-Erik's exile

    Erik was sentenced to exile for the murder of two men in a fight. Erik left by ship to land in the west and arrived in Greenland. They spent 3 years from exile exploring the west coast of Greenland.
  • 984

    984-Back to Iceland

    Erik returned to Iceland telling fantastic stories of Greenland. Erik named it Groetland which means green land.
  • 985

    985-Erik backs to Greenland

    Erik returned to Greenland with a large number of settlers who established two settlements on the southwestern coast, which had up to 1,000 inhabitants.
  • 1000

    1000-Terranova-

    Erik's son, Leiv, went exploring in Terranova (present-day Canada).
  • 1003

    1003- the death of Erik

    New settlers arrived who brought with them a great epidemic that caused great damage to the population, including the death of Erik's DEATH.