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What was so special about Eric? Well besides the passing on of exceptionally fine genes to his son, Leif Ericsson, he roared through Scandinavia with deeds destined to make his saga a wash of color and drama. Exiled from land to land for his volatile temper, he had a way of making his neighbors feel uneasy, Eric ended up in Greenland. A Viking settlement that would be the starting point for Leif's spectacular voyage and the discovery of North America. By the way, Eric was a dedicated follower of Thor. He stayed loyal to his blustery god even when his wife converted to Christianity and wouldn't sleep with him anymore. I don't imagine Eric went without a bedmate though and his wife got a little chapel, built right over the hill where her heathen husband wouldn't have to see it when he looked out of the house. |