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Alfred the red was a weird man.

he was born with red hair.

he was the viking who found Iceland and Greenland.

he was sometimes banished for murder and that is how he discovered the country's above.

he had a wife named Thjohild who was pagan.

his son was Leif the lucky who discovered America but was later pushed out of it because of Indians that already lived there.

America was were the vikings made their wine.

so alfred the red was a murderer,father,husband and a warrior

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