(c.940–c.1010), Norse explorer. He left Iceland in 982 in search of land to the west, exploring Greenland and establishing a Norse settlement there in 986.
Definition of Eric the Red in US English:
Eric the Red
proper nounˌerik T͟Hə ˈred
(c.940–c.1010), Norse explorer. He left Iceland in 982 in search of land to the west and explored Greenland, establishing a Norse settlement there in 986.