The Vikings had begun settling on the island in the ninth century CE. By the time Thorvald and his family arrived in Iceland, competition for land had grown stiff. Erik the Red would be forced to ...

Eric Bloodaxe was the King of the Viking city of Jorvik. This is one of his silver coins. It has ‘Eric Rex’ written on it, which means ‘King Eric’ in Latin. Norwegian Eric ‘Bloodaxe ...