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title: Erik the Red Statue, Greenland
author: Claire Rowland
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9750/erik-the-red-statue-greenland/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Erik the Red Statue, Greenland
_Authored by Claire Rowland_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9750.jpg)
## Image Caption
A modern statue of Erik the Red (c. 950-c. 1003 CE) in Greenland, the land where he is credited with forming the first settlement.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rowland, C. (2018, December 18). Erik the Red Statue, Greenland. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rowland, Claire. "Erik the Red Statue, Greenland." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 18, 2018. .
### MLA
Rowland, Claire. "Erik the Red Statue, Greenland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Dec 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/clurr/6149499001/in/photostream/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/clurr/6149499001/in/photostream/) by [**Claire Rowland**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/clurr/6149499001/in/photostream/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 December 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.