The Icelandic tradition indicates that he was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland , Norway , as the son of Þorvald Ásvaldsson , he therefore also appears , patronymically , as Erik Thorvaldsson ( `` Eiríkr Þorvaldsson '' ) .
He was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland , Norway , as the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson ( Thorvald Asvaldsson ) . He therefore also appears , patronymically , as Erik Thorvaldsson ( or as Eiríkr Þorvaldsson ) .