[DOC] [TLE] Greenland: Father-Son Saga | Christian History [PAR] The story of Erik the Red, his son Leif (the famous explorer) and the most ... The 
Norse colonies they set up in the new land were pagan, devoted to the Viking 
deities, ... We catch glimpses of his personality: Greenland Saga says "he 
commanded ... As elsewhere in Scandinavia, the Christianization of Greenland 
was likely a... [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. ... Erik 
returned to Iceland after his exile had expired, he is said to have brought with ... 
of Norse paganism, unlike his son Leif and Leif's wife, who became Christians. [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 
credited with ... He was the son of Eric the Red and his wife, Thjodhild. ... the new 
religion, but his father, Eric, was reluctant to give up his pagan beliefs. ... gesture, 
and because he introduced Christianity to Greenland, he was called Leif the 
Lucky.. [DOC] [TLE] Leif Eriksson - Explorer - Biography.com [PAR] May 5, 2016 ... Read accounts of Icelandic explorer Leif Eriksson, the second son of Erik ... 
Eriksson sailed from Greenland to Norway where he served in the court of King 
Olaf I Tryggvason, who converted him from Norse paganism to Christianity. ... 
Returning to Greenland, Eriksson spent his efforts spreading Christianity. [DOC] [TLE] Eric the Red facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] He married Thorhild, daughter of Jorund Atlisson, and probably as part of her 
dowry received land at Eriksstadir in ... Knowing he would be pursued, he 
prepared an ambush for Thorgest in which the pursuer's sons were killed. ... Leif 
brought Christianity to Greenland in 998, but Eric remained true to his pagan 
gods. He... [DOC] [TLE] Orthodox Christians in North America 1000 Years Ago - ROCA.org [PAR] From here some were to move on to Greenland. ... An outlaw like his father, he 
left Iceland in 982 and spent the next several years ... how, at his behest, the 
Christian faith was brought to the Norse settlers in Iceland in about the year 999. 
... In 999 this first son, Leif Ericsson, "most excellent to look at, and in addition 
wise and... [DOC] [TLE] Tjodhildes Church - the reconstruction in Qassiarsuk - Greenland [PAR] Tjodhilde was credited for Erik the Red's conversion to Christianity and the ... and 
their son, Leif Eriksson, was the man who not only brought Christianity to the 
Viking ... it was also she who converted her warlike, pagan husband to 
Christianity. [DOC] [TLE] 11 Leif Erikson Facts for Leif Erikson Day | Mental Floss [PAR] Oct 9, 2013 ... He was the son of Erik the Red, a Viking explorer traditionally credited with ... in 
Greenland, but only after he was banished from Iceland for three years (for ... Leif 
got hip to Christianity after a trip to Norway that resulted in his ... Erik wasn't so 
keen on the idea, and steadfastly stayed with his Norse paganism. [DOC] [TLE] A brief history of the Vikings | History Extra [PAR] May 25, 2016 ... For his achievement in saving his kingdom he became the only native English ... 
powerful  Odin and Thor, or the new Christian God and his son, Jesus. Iceland 
remained resolutely pagan, loyal to old gods such as Odin; the All Father; ... a 
new Viking colony in Greenland that survived into the 15th century. [DOC] [TLE] How did Christianity originally spread in Scandinavia? - Quora [PAR] Apr 8, 2014 ... Politics. The German Empire in the south were pressuring especially Denmark, 
due .... Either way, pagan rituals that involved the king ended in Danish territory. 
... He introduced Christianity to Norway during his rule, 945? ... were part on 
Norway and also Leif Eriksson who brought Christianity to Greenland.

Question: He was a pagan; it was his son Leif who brought Christianity to Greenland
Answer: Eric the Red