Erik the Red.
Erik the Red and Thjodhild.
To North America.
Erik the Red.
Erik the Red
To find new lands to colonize.
He had a half sister named Freydis.
To find new lands to colonize.
Erik the Red.
Brothers Thorvald and Thorsteinn and half sister Freydis.
He was the first European to land in North America.
He lead a group of Vikings, who became the first Europeans to land in America.
He wasn't sponsored. He sailed on his own (with his crew) from his home in Greenland.