Saga of Erik the Red
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The Saga of Erik the Red, in Old Norse: Eiríks saga rauða, is an Icelandic saga on the Norse exploration of North America. The original saga is thought to have been written in the 13th century. It is
A sheet of Eiríks saga rauða (13th-century manuscript)
Saga of the Greenlanders
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Grœnlendinga saga, is one of the sagas of Icelanders. Like the Saga of Erik the Red, it is one of the two main sources on the Norse colonization of North America. Together, these sagas are known as th
Saga of Erik the Red
…century. It is preserved in somewhat different versions in two manuscripts: Hauksbók (14th century) and Skálholtsbók (15th century). The saga and the Saga of the Greenlanders are collectively known as the Vinland sagas. Despite its title, the saga mainly chronicles the life and expedition of Thorfinn Karlsefni and his wife…
Summer on the Greenland coast circa year 1000 by Carl Rasmussen
Das Haus des Glockenspiels in Bremen's Böttcherstraße displays this Leif and Karlsefni panel of 10 from Bernhard Hoetger's 1934 "ocean-crossing" set
Christian Krohg Leiv Eirikson discovering America Google Art Project