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Freydis

Norse explorer
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  • Vinland
    Vinland

    …by Erik the Red’s daughter Freydis in partnership with two Icelandic traders and their crews. According to the Grænlendinga saga, Freydis had her people kill the Icelandic crew before she returned to Greenland. So ended the Norse visits to the Americas as far as the historical record is concerned.

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    …by Erik the Red’s daughter Freydis in partnership with two Icelandic traders and their crews. According to the Grænlendinga saga, Freydis had her people kill the Icelandic crew before she returned to Greenland. So ended the Norse visits to the Americas as far as the historical record is concerned.

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