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and the men that sided with him were outlawed from Iceland for three years; many of these men would then join Erik on his expedition to Greenland.

Death

Erik's son Leif Erikson became the first Norseman to explore the land of Vinland--part of North America, presumably near modern-day Newfoundland--and invited his father on the voyage. However, according to the sagas, Erik fell off his horse on the way to the

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