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title: Erik the Red
author: Arngrímur Jónsson
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8494/erik-the-red/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Erik the Red

_Authored by Arngrímur Jónsson_

## Image File

[![Erik the Red](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8494.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8494.png)

## Image Caption

Woodcut frontispiece depicting the Norse [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) Erik the Red, founder of the first Viking settlement in Greenland c. 985 CE, as found in the 1688 CE Icelandic publication of Arngrímur Jónsson's Gronlandia (Greenland). It is presently kept in the Fiske Icelandic Collection.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jónsson, A. (2018, March 29). Erik the Red. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8494/erik-the-red/>
### Chicago
Jónsson, Arngrímur. "Erik the Red." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8494/erik-the-red/>.
### MLA
Jónsson, Arngrímur. "Erik the Red." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8494/erik-the-red/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eric_the_Red.png) by [**Arngrímur Jónsson**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eric_the_Red.png). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 29 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.