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Erik the Red explored the island of Greenland.
Erik the Red was exiled for murder in 982. He sailed west and discovered Greenland although some say other Vikings had been there first.
He was looking for suitable areas to colonize.
The first person to explore the Arctic is believed to be Norse explorer, Erik the Red, who sailed to Greenland around 982 AD. However, some sources credit the Greek explorer Pytheas as the first to explore the Arctic around 325 BC.
He never explored in North America, his son Leif Ericson did. Erik the Red explored Greenland.
Erik
He found greenland
A new place to settle. He had been banished from Iceland.
People in the medieval times did not have a first and last name. That came as population grew. So Erik was the Erik with red hair and everyone in the area knew which person that was.
Eric the Red's full name was Erik Thorvaldsson. He was also known as Erik the Red due to his red hair and beard. He was a Norse explorer and the founder of the first Norse settlement in Greenland.
he came up with the color red when he found America