Eric the Red

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Er·ic the Red (

k) fl. tenth century.

Norwegian navigator who explored and named Greenland and founded its first settlement (c. 985).

Eric the Red [ˈɛrɪk]

(Biographies / Eric the Red (?940-?1010) M, Norse, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator) ?940-?1010 ad, Norse navigator: discovered and colonized Greenland; father of Leif Ericson

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Ericson Greenland Greenlandic			Wearing a horned Viking helmet with long red tresses, David Scott Morin, 11, delved into Iceland through the character of Eric the Red. Dress and tell; Students get into character to learn about Europe by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Jackie French based this fiction on stories in the saga, with one particularly amazing character, Freydis Eriksdottir, the daughter of Eric the Red, colonizer of Greenland. French, Jackie. Rover by Rosser, Claire / Kliatt In the 15th Century when Eric the Red discovered an island, he named it Greenland, for that is what it was. Spend money on real benefits ( not revamp by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			ergonomically ergonomics ergonomist ergonovine ergophile ergophobia ergosterol ergot ergotamine Ergotic Ergotin Ergotine ergotism Ergotized Ergotrate Maleate ergotropic ergotropism Ergun He Erhard Eriach Erianthus Erianthus ravennae Eric Eric Arthur Blair Eric Blair Eric the Red Eric XIV erica Erica arborea Erica carnea Erica cinerea Erica Jong Erica lusitanica Erica perspicua Erica tetralix Erica vagans Ericaceae ericaceous Ericales Erich Mendelsohn Erich von Stroheim Ericinol Ericius ericoid Ericolin Ericson Ericsson Eridanus Erie Erie Canal Erigena			Eric Honecker Eric IX Eric IX of Sweden Eric Jacobsen Furniture Maker Eric Jerome Dickey Eric Lee Band Eric Mendelsohn Eric Mendelsohn Eric P. Newman Education Center Eric Pringle Associates Public Relations Sdn. Bhd. Eric Prydz Eric Raude Eric Raymond Eric Rohmer Eric S Raymond Eric S. Raymond Eric S. Raymond Eric Sadek Eric Sati Eric Satie Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin Eric Sookie Nookie Eric Sotkowy Eric Steven Raymond Eric the Midget Eric the Red Eric the Red's Eric von Stroheim Eric von Stroheim Eric von Stronheim Eric von Stronheim Eric Williams Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Eric XIV Eric XIV Eric XIV of Sweden Eric XIV of Sweden Eric's Game Music Eric's Group of Objectivists Eric(h) Mendelsohn ERIC/IR erica erica erica erica Erica arborea Erica carnea Erica ciliaris Erica ciliaris Erica ciliaris Erica cinerea Erica herbacea Erica Jong Erica Lane Enterprises, Inc Erica lusitanica Erica mediterranea

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