After a Yule feast, this man allowed a guest to marry his widowed-sister-in-law Gudrid.
After a Yule feast, this man allowed a guest to marry his widowed-sister-in-law Gudrid. This man was converted to Christianity by a king who was killed at the Battle of Svolder, and later convinced his mother to convert as well and build a notable church at Brattahild. This one-time hirdman underKing Olaf earned the epithet (*) "the Lucky" for rescuing a shipwrecked crew. This man's greatest feat may have been anticipated by Bjarni Herjulfsson. This contemporary of Thorfinn Karlsefni may have established a settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, possibly a part of the "Vinland" mentioned in his father'snamesake saga. For 10 points, name this Viking explorer whose father was Eric the Red.
After a Yule feast, this man allowed a guest to marry his widowed-sister-in-law Gudrid.
Leif Ericson [or Leif Eriksson or Leif Erikson or Leiv Eriksson den Hepne or LeifurEiriksson]