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Thorvald Asvaldsson

Norwegian colonist, father of Erik the Red

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  • Momentum2.1
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Lived 920–980, aged 60Norway
NorwayNorway
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  • Era
    920–980
    Aged 60
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Updated 2026-08-04

Thorvald Ásvaldsson was the father of the first Norse settler of Greenland, Erik the Red, and grandfather of Leif Erikson, who visited North America centuries before Christopher Columbus. Thorvald's father was Ásvald Ulfsson, whose father was Ulf Oxen-Thorisson, whose father was Oxen-Thorir, brother of Naddodd, discoverer of Iceland.

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