Erik the Red
Freydís Eiríksdóttir (born 970) was a Norse woman said to be the daughter of Erik the Red (as in her patronym), who is associated with the Norse exploration of North America and the discovery of Vinland with his son Leif Erikson. The only medieval and primary sources that mention Freydís are the two Vinland sagas: the "Greenland saga" and the "Saga of Erik the Red". The two sagas offer differing accounts, though Freydís is portrayed in both as a masculine, strong-willed woman who would defy the odds of her society.