See also

Family of Eiríkur "rauði“ ÞORVALDSSON and Þjóðhildur JÖRUNDARDÓTTIR

Husband: Eiríkur "rauði“ ÞORVALDSSON

  • Name:

  • Eiríkur "rauði“ ÞORVALDSSON1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Þorvaldur ÁSVALDSSON (c. 870-aft920)

  • Mother:

  • not KNOWN ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 0920

  • Jæren, Rogaland, Norway2

  • Residence:

  • 0986 (age 65-66)

  • Byggði, Grænland

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Brattahlíð á Grænlandi

  • Death:

  • c. 1006 (age 85-86)

  • Brattahlíð á Grænlandi2

Wife: Þjóðhildur JÖRUNDARDÓTTIR

Child 1: Þorsteinn EIRÍKSSON

  • Name:

  • Þorsteinn EIRÍKSSON5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Guðríður ÞORBJARNARDÓTTIR (c. 980-aft1050)

  • Birth:

  • c. 0935

  • Iceland ?2

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Brattahlíð á Greenland

  •  

  • Cause: epidemic at the farm where they are living in Greenland

    Thorstein marries Gudrid, but soon after dies in an epidemic at the farm where they are living

Child 2: Leifur "heppni" EIRÍKSSON

  • Name:

  • Leifur "heppni" EIRÍKSSON6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Þórgunna (c. 950-1000)

  • Birth:

  • c. 0940

  • Eiríksstaðir í Haukadal, Dalasýsla, Iceland2,7

  • Life Event:

  • 0986 (age 45-46)

  • Greenland

  •  

  • went to Greenland with his father

  • Residence:

  • 0986 (age 45-46)

  • Brattahlíð við Eiríksfjörð, Greenland

  • Death:

  • c. 1020 (age 79-80)

  • Greenland (Grønland) ?2

Sources

1.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. Landnáma, Ann.I.300, Ann., Flóamanna saga, Eiríks saga rauða.

2.

Ibid.

3.

Ibid. Landnáma.

4.

Ibid. Landnáma.

5.

Ibid. Landnáma, Eiríks saga rauða.

6.

Ibid. Landnáma, Þórarins þáttur Nefjólfssonar (fyrri), ÍÆ.V.431(viðb.), Eiríks saga rauða.

7.

http://en.wikipedia.org, Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eir%C3%ADkssta%C3%B0ir.