Thorvald Eiriksson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Thorvald, Thorvaldr, Þorvaldr or Þorvaldur.

Thorvald Eiriksson (Old Norse: Þōrvaldr Eirikssonr; Icelandic: Þorvaldur Eiríksson) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson. According to the sagas, he was part of an expedition for the exploration of Vinland and the first European to die in North America.

According to one account, he was an honorable man. As he was unloading his longboat, for no apparent reason, a "Uniped," as the saga calls it, ran up to Thorvald and shot him in the belly with a bow and arrow, a wound which had led to his death. His last words were said to have been, "This is a rich country we have found; there is plenty of fat around my belly. We've found a land of fine resources, though we'll hardly enjoy most of them." Thorsteinn Eiriksson was also said to be Thorvald's brother. He was killed by Native Americans who did not like him and his crew being on their land.

v t e Norse exploration of the Americas

Explorers	Erik the Red Leif Ericson Thorvald Eiriksson Freydís Eiríksdóttir Gunnbjörn Ulfsson Snæbjörn Galti Bjarni Herjólfsson Thorfinn Karlsefni Helgi and Finnbogi

Places and names	Greenland Vinland Eastern Settlement Western Settlement Ivittuut Markland Helluland L'Anse aux Meadows Gunnbjörn's skerries Great Ireland Skræling Tanfield Valley

Artifacts	Maine penny Skálholt Map

Accounts and study	Saga of Erik the Red Grœnlendinga saga Flateyjarbók Hauksbók Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum Carl Christian Rafn Helge Ingstad Anne Stine

Popular culture	Vinland Saga (album) Vinland Saga (manga) "Immigrant Song" Pathfinder

Related topics	Viking Age Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact History of Greenland

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Name	Thorvaldr Eiriksson
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Short description	Icelandic explorer
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Date of death	1006
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