Eiríks saga rauða

Saga of Erik the Red

Author

Unknown

Language

Old Norse / early Icelandic

Year

c. 13th century

Country

Iceland

Genre

Novella / Light Novel

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The Saga of Erik the Red, in Old Norse: Eiríks saga rauða, is an Icelandic saga on the Norse exploration of North America. The original saga is thought to have been written in the 13th century. It is preserved in somewhat different versions in two manuscripts: Hauksbók and Skálholtsbók. The saga and the Saga of the Greenlanders are collectively known as the Vinland sagas.