Leiv Eirikson discovering America, 1893 painting by Christian Krohg
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For further information on death, see Skræling § First contact.
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Thorvald, Thorvaldr, Þorvaldr or Þorvaldur.
Probable route of travel from Greenland to Vinland
Thorvald Eiriksson (Old Norse: Þórvaldr Eiríksson[ˈθoːrˌwɑldrˈɛiˌriːksˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Þorvaldur Eiríksson[ˈθɔrˌvaltʏrˈeiːˌriksˌsɔːn]) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson.
The only Medieval Period source material available regarding Thorvald Eiriksson are the two Vinland sagas; the Greenland Saga and the Saga of Erik the Red. Although differing in various detail, according to both sagas Thorvald was part of an expedition for the exploration of Vinland and became the first European to die in North America outside of Greenland.[1]
The Greenland Saga describes a voyage made by Bjarni Herjolfsson, and the subsequent voyages of Leif Eriksson, his brother Thorvald Eiriksson, his sister Freydís Eiríksdóttir, and the Icelandic merchant Thorfinn Karlsefni. The Saga describes hostilities with Skrælings, the Norse term for the native peoples they met in the lands visited south and west of Greenland which they called Vinland and Markland. The Saga of Erik the Red tells the story as a single expedition led by Thorfinn Karlsefni. The voyage of Thorvald Eriksson is told here as part of the Karlsefni expedition.[2]
^"Thorvald Eiriksson (Þorvaldr Eiríksson)". Department of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Culture Online Initiative. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
^"Vinland Sagas". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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