He died of disease in the year 1003.
One of the men had killed some of Erik's slaves.
Erik the Red was killed by disease. His colonies in Greenland were killed off by the Little Ice Age.
He killed two Icelanders named Eyiolf the Foul and Holmgang-Hrafn (Dueling-Raven).
Because they killed some of Erik's slaves.
He didn't kill a lot of people. He killed two men in Iceland because one of them had killed Erik's slaves.
He didn't kill a lot of people. He killed two men in Iceland because one of them had killed Erik's slaves.
He killed two Icelanders named Eyiolf the Foul and Holmgang-Hrafn (Dueling-Raven).
Erik the Red
Erik the Red was a viking
Erik the Red discovered Greenland
Erik the Red left Iceland because he was banished. He was banished because his two thralls destroyed Erik's neighbor's farm, and his neighbor was allowed to choose his thralls' punishment. He chose to kill them. Erik was so mad, that he killed his neighbor. He was banished from Iceland for three years. So he sailed west and found Greenland. Like father like son. Erik was in Iceland because his father was banished from Norway because his father was convicted of manslaughter.
Erik the Red.