Eric the Red
ancestor single tradition · 1
Eric the Red was the first Norse explorer to discover Greenland. Shamans, sometimes wearing horned helmets, claim to have contacted him.
When
- First attested
- 980 CE
- Historical notes
- First Norse explorer to discover Greenland.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- María Lionza, Guaicaipuro, Negro Felipe
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Various sources have reported sightings of shamans, sometimes wearing horned helmets, claiming to have contacted the legendary Viking Eric the Red, the first Norse explorer to discover Greenland.”
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