ERIC THE RED

fl. 10th cent., Norse chieftain, discoverer and colonizer of Greenland. He left (c.950) Norway with his exiled father and settled in Iceland. A feud resulting in manslaughter led to his banishment (c.981) from Iceland for three years. He sailed c.982 to seek land reputed to lie W of Iceland. The discovery of Greenland followed, and Eric and his Viking followers spent three years exploring the south and west coasts. On his return to Iceland he promoted a colonizing venture and is said to have given Greenland its attractive name to encourage settlers. He led (c.986) to the new land a group of 25 ships, of which 14 arrived, carrying about 500 people. Eric established a farmstead, Brattahlid, near present Julianehaab and was a leader of a southern settlement at Osterbygd. He resisted in vain the introduction (c.1000) of Christianity by his son Leif Ericsson. Although the colony grew to approximately 1,000 settlers, it gradually died out; other Norse settlements in Greenland, however, survived.

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Robert B. Heilman and Eric Voegelin: A Friendship in Letters, 1944-1984
Book by Charles R. Embry, Robert B. Heilman, Eric Voegelin; University of Missouri Press, 2004
Subjects: Heilman, Robert Bechtold--1906---Correspondence, Political Science--Correspondence, Political Scientists--Correspondence, Voegelin, Eric--1901---Correspondence
151. Seattle, December 8, 1981 Dear Eric:How very charming and generous of you...version of the sermon I delivered at the Red Warren 75th at Kentucky last year. 14...University of Missouri Press, 1999), 103 17. Red was a nickname for Robert Penn Warren...
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Modern Christian Revolutionaries: An Introduction to the Lives and Thought of: Kierkegaard, Eric Gill, G. K. Chesterton, C. F. Andrews [And
Book by Donald Attwater; Devin-Adair Company, 1947
Subjects: Andrews, C. F--(Charles Freer)--1871-1940, Berdeiiaev, Nikola?I--1874-1948, Chesterton, G. K--(Gilbert Keith)--1874-1936, Gill, Eric--1882-1940, Kierkegaard, S?Ren--1813-1855
...revolutionary activity. Let no one suppose I propose to wave a red flag. The present civilization is founded upon an unnatural...and sudden deaths it will not be the fault of" 1 --men like Eric Gill. "A kingdom not of this world"; "Poverty, chastity...
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Eric Voegelin and the Foundations of Modern Political Science
Book by Barry Cooper; University of Missouri Press, 1999
Subjects: Voegelin, Eric--1901---Contributions In Political Science
...this story, Temur would set out on successive days a white, a red, and a black tent. If the city capitulated before the white...the inhabitants with mercy; if it waited until the day of the red tent, only the officers, magistrates, and political leaders...
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Barron's Simplified Approach to the Red Badge of Courage: Stephen Crane
Book by Robert L. Gale; Barrons Educational Series, 1966
Subjects: Crane, Stephen--1871-1900--Red Badge Of Courage--French, Fiction
...conscience, because he knows that his red badge was unearned. In addition...twelve chapters are different. As Eric Solomon neatly puts it, "once...novel -- the fear motif of The Red Badge of Courage is completed...2 Eric Solomon, "The Structure of...
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Private Fleming at Chancellorsville: The Red Badge of Courage and the Civil War
Book by Perry Lentz; University of Missouri Press, 2006
Subjects: Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle Of, 1863, Crane, Stephen--1871-1900--Red Badge Of Courage, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Literature And The War, War Stories, American--History And Criticism
...measure of his personal insignificance. On the other hand, Eric Solomon said that Private Fleming has become a new man...Colvert, Structure and Theme in Cranes Fiction, 341; Eric Solomon, The Struc ture of The Red Badge of Courage, 336.
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Miscegenation, Assimilation, and Consumption: Racial Passing in George Schuyler's Black No More and Eric Liu's the Accidental Asian
Journal article by Hee-Jung Serenity Joo; MELUS, Vol. 33, 2008
Subjects: Acculturation--Portrayals, Assimilation (Sociology)--Portrayals, Black No More (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Consumer advocacy--Influence, Consumer advocacy--Portrayals, Consumerism--Influence, Consumerism--Portrayals, Liu, Eric--Criticism and interpretation, Liu, Eric--Works, Miscegenation--Portrayals, Schuyler, George Samuel--Criticism and interpretation, Schuyler, George Samuel--Works, The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation
...and consequently he is at last a "true, red-blooded, 100 per cent American citizen...nation, but also served as an ideological red herring when white workers started to unionize...true, as he can target yellow, black, red, brown, and white audiences and consumers...
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Rings Born of Impulse: Gift-Exchange Economies in Eric Rolfe Greenberg's the Celebrant
Journal article by Ronald Kates; Nine, Vol. 17, 2009
Subjects: Baseball--Portrayals, Baseball--United States, Exchange--Criticism and interpretation, Gifts--Criticism and interpretation, Greenberg, Eric Rolfe--Works, The Celebrant (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation
...meetings, receiving the first ring, the red ruby, brought about a profound emotional...thousand dollars in his pocket to lay on the Reds in order to save Eli from a betting catastrophe...to control Hal Chases influence on the Reds, and finally casts himself as a Christ...
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What Not to Make of Eric Mottram: Questions & Remarks on Contemporary British & American Poetry
Journal article by Keith Tuma; Chicago Review, Vol. 43, 1997
Subjects: Literary criticism, Mottram, Eric, Poetry, Poets, United Kingdom, United States
...the work in American Studies Eric Mottram did in books like Blood...difficulty, has always struck me as a red herring. Who could be wholly...as we have beforeas in, say, Eric Mottrams day. As an academic...money?" But I do know, as Eric Mottram also knew amid the enthusiasms...
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Memoir, Social History and Commitment: Eric Hobsbawm's Interesting Times
Journal article by James E. Cronin; Journal of Social History, Vol. 37, 2003
Subjects: Historians--Research, Historical research--Technique, Hobsbawm, Eric--Research, Social history--Research, Social sciences and history--Research
...stages of the Nazi revolution. Eric enrolled in a local Gymnasium...easy fraternizing with local reds. Hobsbawms links with Latin...being a historian, and being Eric Hobsbawm were part of the same...world beyond the reach of the Red Army. That discrediting had...
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"Dialogue with a Maestro": An Interview with Eric Ting Adapter and Director of a Production of the the Old Man and the Sea
Journal article by Richard J. King; The Hemingway Review, Vol. 29, 2009
Subjects: Theatrical directors, Theatrical producers and directors, Ting, Eric
...Maestro": An Interview with Eric Ting Adapter and Director of...who co-adapted the novel with Eric Ting, crafted apt and clever...action, accomplished with a red baseball cap and a more child...CITED "An Eye on the Future: Eric Ting." American Theatre 26...
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Regional Initiatives in Group Buying: the Red Cross and Red Crescent Experience
Magazine article by Eric Bernes; International Trade Forum, 2001
Subjects: Corporate profiles, First aid, Humanitarian aid, International, International Red Cross, NGOs, Nongovernmental organizations
Regional Initiatives in Group Buying: the Red Cross and Red Crescent Experience by Eric Bernes First aid is a fundamental part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements humanitarian mission...
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A Bridge to Learning: The Life and Work of Eric Carle
Magazine article by Rosemary Mackenzie, Glenna Mackenzie; School Arts, Vol. 102, April 2003
Subjects: Amherst, Massachusetts--Buildings, facilities, etc., Art museums, Carle, Eric--Attitudes, Carle, Eric--Buildings, facilities, etc., Carle, Eric--Works, Illustrators--Attitudes, Illustrators--Buildings, facilities, etc., Illustrators--Works, Picture-books for children, Picture-books--Appreciation
...sometimes drew pictures for his son, Eric. Together they would take long...Bildenden Kunste in Stuttgart, Eric was influenced by his professor...written. A striking picture of a red lobster that Carle created for...later. This was the beginning of Eric Carles true career. He began...
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Eric Newby: 50 Years after This Short Walk: In 1956, Young Travel Writer Eric Newby and His Friend Hugh Carless Set out on an Expedition to Central Asia, Later Immortalised in Newby's Brilliant Comic Tale A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. Half a Century Later, He Reminisces with Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Magazine article by Robin Hanbury-Tenison; Geographical, Vol. 78, January 2006
Subjects: Authors--Biography, Authors--Interviews, Newby, Eric--Works, Writers--Biography, Writers--Interviews
...sent by the Rev. Paisley." Eric Newby is a national treasure...a couple of pansies". When Eric Newby and Hugh Carless met Wilfred...strange mutation had given bright red hair, unsuitably dressed for...kind permission of the author Eric Newbys CV 1919 Born on 6 December...
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Eric Hobsbawm: Lying to the Credulous
Magazine article by David Pryce-Jones; New Criterion, Vol. 21, January 2003
Subjects: Communism--History, Communists--Public opinion, Historians--Political activity, Hobsbawm, Eric--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...upper-class Englishman called Eric Blair" or applying to American...War slogan "Better dead than red" Needless to say, this is an...apologists coined the slogan "Better red than dead" in order to persuade...Twentieth-Century Life, by Eric Hobsbawm; Penguin, 464 pages...
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Eric Rudolph Is Alleged to Have Bombed Abortion Clinics, a Gay Club and the Olympic Games. So Why Do Swathes of Decent, Hard-Working Americans Hail Him as a Folk Hero?
Magazine article by Andrew Stephen; New Statesman, Vol. 132, June 9, 2003
Subjects: Hate crimes--Public opinion, Rudolph, Eric Robert--Attitudes, Rudolph, Eric Robert--Behavior, Rudolph, Eric Robert--Public opinion
Eric Rudolph is alleged to have bombed...the Iraqi invasion. "Pray for Eric Rudolph," says a sign now at...seeking equipment, and infra-red motion-seeking devices...is nearing the final chapter. Eric Rudolph may be a vicious murderer...
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FROG ON THE TYNE; Eric the Red Strikes after United Hold off Onslaught
Newspaper article by Steve Millar; The Mirror (London, England), March 5, 1996
Subjects: Cantona, Eric
FROG ON THE TYNE; Eric the Red Strikes after United Hold off Onslaught. by Steve Millar Newcastle Man Utd ERIC CANTONA last night showed the whole foreign...Beardsley in black and white. Then in the red of United came Cantona, Ryan Giggs and...
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Football: I WANT TO BE AS LETHAL AS ERIC THE RED; PREMIERSHIP LATEST Ronaldo Flattered to Be Likened to Genius Cantona
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), November 29, 2007
Subjects: Cantona, Eric, Champions League, Manchester United
...Football: I WANT TO BE AS LETHAL AS ERIC THE RED; PREMIERSHIP LATEST Ronaldo Flattered...compared to Manchester United legend Eric Cantona after his latest display of...comparisons with Old Trafford legend Eric Cantona; MAJESTIC: Eric Cantona...
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CUPS AND SORCERER; 200,000 Salute Eric and the Reds
Newspaper article by Steve Millar; The Mirror (London, England), May 13, 1996
Subjects: Cantona, Eric
...AND SORCERER; 200,000 Salute Eric and the Reds. by Steve Millar Eric Cantona and Manchester Uniteds...Cantona French flags as there were red, black and white United banners...and Denis Law were greats. But Eric is THE King." The new statue...
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Football's Saviour? Eric the Red. STYLE COUNSEL
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 13, 2006
Footballs Saviour? Eric the Red. STYLE COUNSEL. Byline: DYLAN JONES...than football - then came Italia 90 and Eric Cantona, and the game was beautiful...footballing fraternity as a whole, there was Eric. King Eric. Not only did Cantona play...
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Football: He's Eric the Red as Agent Backs Down
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), July 12, 2002
Subjects: Aberdeen Manufacturing Corp., Home furnishings industry, Window coverings, Window coverings industry
Football: Hes Eric the Red as Agent Backs Down. Byline: ALAN McCABE ERIC DELOUMEAUX will today finally sign a three-year deal...tomorrow morning at the earliest." Former Motherwell boss Eric Black, who brought Deloumeaux to Scotland, reckons...
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encyclopedia articles on: Eric the Red  - 8 results

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Eric the Red
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ERIC THE RED fl. 10th cent., Norse chieftain, discoverer...The discovery of Greenland followed, and Eric and his Viking followers spent three years...14 arrived, carrying about 500 people. Eric established a farmstead, Brattahlid, near...
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Leif Ericsson
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...b. probably in Iceland; son of Eric the Red . He spent his youth in Greenland...Greenland. According to the "Saga of Eric the Red" in the collection of sagas...but the account in the "Saga of Eric the Red" is more widely accepted...
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Greenland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...was discovered and S Greenland colonized (c.985) by Eric the Red , a Norseman, who named it Greenland in order to make...Greenland (c.1000) that Leif Ericsson , the son of Eric the Red, probably reached North America. Greenland became a...
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Thorfinn Karlsefni
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1002 and married Gudrid, widow of one of the sons of Eric the Red . He set out c.1010 with an expedition consisting of...before. Thorfinns expedition is recorded in the "Saga of Eric the Red" in the collection of sagas known as Hauksbok, and...
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Disko
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...shore. In Disko Bay to the south are some of the worlds largest shrimp beds. Disko was first reached (c.985) by Eric the Red. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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