Erik Thorvaldsson [a] (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. Erik most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard.

Over 1,000 years before the dawn of the Viking Age, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle commented about fishermen from northern regions having red hair and reasoning that their exposure to cold and moist conditions was the root cause of their hair color

Erik the Red was a Norwegian Viking known for discovering and colonizing Greenland. His red hair and beard – which matched his hot tempered personality – earned him the nickname “Erik the Red.”

2023年12月14日 · Erik the Red (Norse: Eiríkr Rauði) (circa 950 to 1003 or circa 940 to 1010) was a Norwegian explorer. His name was Eirikr Thorvaldson (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson), but his contemporaries called him "the Red" because of the red color of his hair and beard. He was banished from Iceland for murder, but went down in history as the

Red- or blonde-haired Vikings? Genetic research has shown that the Vikings in West Scandinavia, and therefore in Denmark, were mostly red-haired. However, in North Scandinavia, in the area around Stockholm, blonde hair was dominant. Combs of wood or bone are amongst the most common finds from the Viking period.

2022年3月11日 · Erik the Red was famous for his violent temper, which often made him "see red," so to speak. It seems that some of his children, Freydis and Leif in particular, inherited some of their appearance and some of their personality traits from their father. Erik the Red was born in Norway, but he had to leave the country at the very young age of 10.

The Viking explorer, Erik rauði Þorvaldsson, was primarily known as Erik the Red due to his fiery red hair and beard. Yet legends abound that his nickname was derived from the explosive temper that got him banished from Norway and Iceland, forcing him to traverse unchartered lands.

Though not historically representative of all Vikings, the image of the red-haired Viking does bear some truth. A few stand out for their purported red locks among the plethora of Viking legends and histories. Perhaps the most famous red-headed Viking is Erik the Red. Born Erik Thorvaldsson, he earned his epithet due to his fiery red hair and ...

Just as not all Vikings were blonde-haired and blue-eyed, beard styles worn by the Norsemen varied from region to region and man to man. Various depictions and descriptions of facial hair during the Viking Age reveal a diverse range of styles worn by men of all social classes, including those favored by Scandinavian kings (and even Norse gods):

When Erik the Red set sail in search of new lands to colonize, he had no idea he would discover a vast icy wilderness that would become one of the most famous Viking settlements in history. The discovery of Greenland was a defining moment in Erik the Red’s exploration career which would pave the way for other adventurers to follow in his footsteps.