Project Gutenberg 2006-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 479 Sephton, John 1835 Eirik the Red's Saga Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by National Library of Iceland and Cornell University Library via www.sagnanet.is, Jóhannes Birgir Jensson, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team of Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net "Eirik the Red's Saga" by John Sephton is a historical account that appears to have been written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and explorations of Eirik the Red, a Norse explorer known for discovering Greenland and his son Leif's subsequent expedition to Vinland, which is believed to be part of North America. The saga not only recounts exploration but also delves into family dynamics and the early encounters between Norse settlers and Indigenous peoples. The narrative unfolds through a series of events that highlight the voyages of Eirik the Red, including his banishment from Iceland and his establishment of settlements in Greenland. Key characters such as his son Leif, who ventures to Vinland and encounters new lands, are central to the storyline. The saga details the trials and tribulations faced by Eirik's family, including Eirik's wife Thjodhild and daughter-in-law Gudrid, as well as the eventual conflicts with the Indigenous Skroelingar. Ultimately, the story is rich with themes of exploration, survival, and the consequences of first contact between distinct cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sagas Old Norse literature -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature 89696 89697 2024-10-08T05:37:44.291633 2023-09-08T07:45:53.905591 text/html text/html 87590 2006-03-08T15:58:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 31898 2006-03-08T15:59:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 91979 2024-10-08T05:37:48.632611 application/epub+zip 91458 2024-10-08T05:37:46.039626 application/epub+zip 91459 2024-10-08T05:37:44.911638 application/epub+zip 173829 2024-10-08T05:37:50.537595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162566 2024-10-08T05:37:47.914637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143031 2022-09-08T13:51:24.329206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79147 2024-10-08T05:37:43.986640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79340 2006-03-08T15:57:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 29931 2006-03-08T15:59:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 79054 2006-03-08T15:58:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29861 2006-03-08T15:59:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 79047 2006-03-08T15:58:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29838 2006-03-08T15:59:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22729 2024-10-08T05:37:50.670592 application/rdf+xml 10286 2024-10-08T05:37:45.450637 image/jpeg 2796 2024-10-08T05:37:45.179639 image/jpeg 87244 2024-10-08T05:37:44.300631 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog