Erik the Red
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Erik Thorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. He most likely earned the
Summer in the Greenland coast circa the year 1000 by Carl Rasmussen (1874).
21st-century reproduction of Þjódhild's church, with Eriksfjord in the background. Located in Qassiarsuk, Greenland.
First page of the Saga of Erik the Red, written by an Icelandic Cleric, 13th century.
Christian Krohg Leiv Eirikson discovering America Google Art Project
Qassiarsuk
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Qassiarsuk is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality, in southern Greenland. Its population was 39 in 2020. Qassiarsuk is part of the Kujataa World Heritage Site, due to its historical importance a
Aerial view of the farms of Qassiarsuk from the north