[DOC] [TLE] Erik the Red - Wikipedia [PAR] Erik Thorvaldsson known as Erik the Red was a Norwegian Viking, remembered 
in medieval ... Leif Erikson, the famous Icelandic explorer, was Erik's son. ... He 
sailed West from Norway with his family and settled in Hornstrandir in .... a 
follower of Norse paganism, unlike his son Leif and Leif's wife, who became 
Christians. [DOC] [TLE] Leif Erikson - Wikipedia [PAR] Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was an Icelandic explorer and the first known 
European to have ... Leif was the son of Erik the Red and his wife jhildur, and 
the grandson of Thorvaldr ... He was a Viking in the early days. .... while his 
mother Thjhildr quickly became a Christian and built a church called 
Thjhild's Church. [DOC] [TLE] Leif Ericsson Greenland/Norway 982 CE - The Mariners' Museum ... [PAR] Converted to Christianity by King Olaf of Norway in 1000 BCE, Leif is also ... He 
was the son of Eric the Red and his wife, Thjodhild. ... with a woman named 
Thorgunna, daughter of a prestigious family. ... the new religion, but his father, 
Eric, was reluctant to give up his pagan beliefs. ... By doing this, he became very 
wealthy. [DOC] [TLE] Eric the Red facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Eric the Red (active late 10th century), Viking rover and founder of the first 
Scandinavian settlement in Greenland, was one of the early Viking explorers of 
North America. Born in Norway about 950, Eric Thorvaldsson, who is known as 
Eric the Red, ... Christianity to Greenland in 998, but Eric remained true to his 
pagan gods. [DOC] [TLE] A brief history of the Vikings | History Extra [PAR] May 25, 2016 ... But, as Philip Parker explains, this was not the full extent of the ... as a prey to 
pagan peoples and subsequent (mainly Christian) writers ... he became the only 
native English ruler to gain the nickname 'the .... In 982 a fiery tempered chieftain, 
Erik the Red, who had already been exiled from Norway for his... [DOC] [TLE] Leif Eriksson - Explorer - Biography.com [PAR] May 5, 2016 ... Born in the 10th century, Norse explorer Leif Eriksson was the second son of Erik 
the Red, who is credited with settling Greenland. For his part... [DOC] [TLE] The Conversion of the Vikings - Crisis Magazine [PAR] Dec 11, 2014 ... Finally the intrepid explorers pushed to Labrador, setting up a village one ... 
Paganism resumed after his death, but this effort may have helped to .... Saxons 
and the pagan Vikings of England, making a Christian Dane called Canute their 
king. ... Olaf meanwhile returned to Norway and became king there. [DOC] [TLE] Erik the red on emaze [PAR] As a child, Erik the Red left his native Norway for western Iceland with his father. 
... [4] He sailed West from Norway with his family and settled in Hornstrandir in ... 
Tradition credits Gunnbjrn Ulfsson (also known as Gunnbjrn Ulf-Krakuson) 
with ... of Norse paganism, unlike his son Leif and Leif's wife, who became 
Christians. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about WORLD HISTORY - StudyStack [PAR] IN 1969 WEST IRIANS VOTED TO REMAIN A PART OF THIS NATION, AND THE 
U.N. RECOGNIZED ITS ...... HIS FAMILY BECAME CHRISTIAN, BUT HIS VIKING 
EXPLORER NICKNAMED "THE RED", REMAINED A PAGAN, ERIC THE RED. [DOC] [TLE] Eric the Red - Jacana [PAR] Dec 20, 2008 ... Eric the Red, Viking rover and founder of the first Scandinavian settlement in 
Greenland, was one of the early Viking explorers of North America. ... of Valthiof 
and his family, whose kinsman Eyjolf in turn slew the thralls. ... Leif brought 
Christianity to Greenland in 998, but Eric remained true to his pagan gods. [DOC] [TLE] Conversion of the Vikings: Did You Know? - Christian History Institute [PAR] But it is clear that for Viking Scandinavia, it actually happened. .... became "
Norway's king forever," guardian of his people and the national interest; ..... For 
all Angsar's devotion and effort

Question: His family became Christian, but this Viking explorer nicknamed "the Red" remained a pagan
Answer: Erik the Red