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  • Erik the Red

  • A Captivating Guide to the Viking Who Founded the First Norse Settlement in Greenland
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Desmond Manny
  • Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Erik the Red

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Desmond Manny
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Summary

Explore the captivating life of Erik the Red.

A formidable figure with flaming red hair, a wild beard, and a temper to match is not the type of person most people would choose to cross swords with. And that, by all accounts, is a fitting description of Erik the Red. This was not a man to be taken lightly or challenged in battle. He was courageous on the battlefield, an accomplished seafarer, indomitable warrior, and unstoppable adventurer. In short, Erik the Red was everything we imagine a Viking to be.

Some of the topics covered in this audiobook include:

  • Erik the Red’s early life in Norway
  • The settlement of Iceland and the Viking Age
  • Erik’s early years in Iceland
  • Murder most foul
  • Erik the explorer
  • Settling in Greenland
  • Greenland to Vinland
  • Erik’s offspring and their voyages to Vinland
  • Decline of Vinland
  • Erik the pagan and Christianity in Greenland
  • The decline of the Greenland colony
  • Modern Greenland
  • And much, much more!

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©2018 Captivating History (P)2018 Captivating History
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Inspiring audio book.

This long and informative book unravels facts about the well-known Viking. Listening to how he became the first European to found settlements on the island and how he named Greenland are inspiring.

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In-depth discussion.

This provides an in-depth and interesting discussion how Erik the Red became both wealthy and well-respected.

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