Eiríks þáttr rauða explained

Eiríks þáttr rauða ('The Tale of Erik the Red') is a short story about Erik the Red, the conversion of his son, Leif Erikson, to Christianity, and the Norse discovery of North America by Bjarni Herjólfsson.^[1]

The tale is preserved in the Flateyjarbók, in columns 221–223, where it is interpolated into the Saga of Óláfr Tryggvason.^[2] It is commonly combined and translated with Grœnlendinga þáttr (I) as the Saga of the Greenlanders.

Translations

English translations of Eiríks þáttr rauða can be found in:

• Reeves, Arthur Middleton, The Finding of Wineland the Good: The History of the Icelandic Discovery of America, London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1890 (pages 60–64, under the sections titled "A Brief History of Eric the Red, Leif the Lucky Baptized, and Biarni goes in quest of Greenland.")
• Royal Danish General Staff, Topographical Department, Flateyjarbok. The "Flatey book", Copenhagen, 1893 (pages 221–223)

Notes and References

1. Book: Reeves, Arthur Middleton . 1890 . The finding of Wineland the Good: The history of the Icelandic discovery of America . London . Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press . 53–78.
2. Hermannsson . Halldór . 1908 . Bibliography of the Icelandic Sagas and Minor Tales . Islandica . Cornell University Library . Ithaca, New York . 1 . 29 . 9780527003319 . 29 July 2022.