Eric the Red

§ Eric was named Eric the Red by the red hair that hangs to his shoulders.

§ Eric the Red was vanished from Iceland for killing two men.

§ Eric was born in 950 and died around 1000.

§ Eric had 40 followers, 3 young sons, and a wife.

§ Eric the Red was a Viking explorer who was the first European in Greenland.

§ Eric the Red led a group of colonists from Iceland to Greenland in 985-986.

§ Eric was a leader.

§ Eric and 400 to 500 settlers in 14 ships arrived to settle Green Land in 986.

§ When Eric arrived in the new land and named it Greenland.

§ After three years Eric went back to Greenland.

§ Eric and his crew found a good place to hunt and fish.

§ Settlers had to depend on trading.

§ Eric’s son was Leif Erickson, the famous explorer.

§ Eric had a Viking ship that looked like a dragon.

§ He named an island full of ice to attract visitors.