Erik the Red

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Viking
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Greenland_settlements
gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkb:Norse_discovery_of_America
gptkb:Vinland
gptkb:Norse_exploration_of_Vinland
Viking heritage
Viking exploration
Norse voyages
Viking Age exploration
Norse_sagas
exploration_of_the_Americas
Norse_culture
Norse_history
Norse_settlements
Norse_expeditions
Norse_maritime_culture
Norse_seafaring
Norse_exploration_of_North_America
Norse_exploration_of_Greenland
gptkbp:born c. 950
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thorstein_Eriksson
gptkb:Leif_Erikson
gptkb:Freydis_Eiríksdóttir
gptkbp:culturalHeritage in literature and film
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired stories of exploration
gptkbp:depictedIn historical texts
modern media
sagas
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Norse_settlers_in_North_America
gptkbp:died c. 1003
gptkbp:famousFor his_voyages_to_Greenland
gptkbp:father gptkb:Thorvald_Asvaldsson
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Viking Age
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneer_of_Norse_exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erik the Red
gptkbp:influence Norse_sagas
gptkbp:knownFor founding the first Norse settlement in Greenland
gptkbp:legacy influenced_Norse_exploration_of_North_America
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Laufey
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Erik_Thorvaldsson
gptkbp:notableEvent exploration_of_Vinland
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Greenland
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Leif_Erikson
Norse_explorers
gptkbp:relegation_to gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:scenicViews discovery_of_Greenland
settlement_of_Brattahlid
gptkbp:spouse Thjodhild