Norland Journal Entry
ERIK THE RED - Journal
I have chosen to document the following years as I believe they will be full of adventure, excitement and interesting tales, on these pages I will capture the journey to take place.
January- 5th - 982
I begin my journey in Norway, as a child nicknamed Erik the Red because of my beard and hair of fiery red. My dad was a strong man, and while he cared very much for me and our family he was rather hot-headed. In around 960 AD, when I was about 5 we were forced to move from Norway when my dad was exiled after he became angry at a neighbour, which he later killed in a fight.
When we arrived in our new country, Iceland we found one of the very few remaining spaces on a rocky farm. Almost 15 years later here I stand, a murderer of men, having received the same punishment as my father, an exile for 3 years. Instead of taking the high road and moving back to Norway I have chosen to search the seas for new land, an island spotted many years ago on a journey from Norway to Iceland. I will sail in a Longship with many of my friends and family and store enough food for the journey. I am filled with excitement as I plan to begin my journey.
February - 1st -982
It has been almost a month since I arrived on the new …show more content…
After living on foreign land for almost three years the prospect of returning to Iceland fills me with excitement. I am tasked with the job of convincing new settlers to join me on the new land called Greenland. As I walk onto the shores of the land that was once home to me I am flooded with the familiar feeling of the land. Over the next few months I convinced many more people to join me on Greenland. 25 ships will now accompany me on the journey back to Greenland with over 500 passengers. Many of these people had faced similar troubles to my father and I upon our arrival in Iceland, having difficulty finding farming land or space to
I have chosen to document the following years as I believe they will be full of adventure, excitement and interesting tales, on these pages I will capture the journey to take place.
January- 5th - 982
I begin my journey in Norway, as a child nicknamed Erik the Red because of my beard and hair of fiery red. My dad was a strong man, and while he cared very much for me and our family he was rather hot-headed. In around 960 AD, when I was about 5 we were forced to move from Norway when my dad was exiled after he became angry at a neighbour, which he later killed in a fight.
When we arrived in our new country, Iceland we found one of the very few remaining spaces on a rocky farm. Almost 15 years later here I stand, a murderer of men, having received the same punishment as my father, an exile for 3 years. Instead of taking the high road and moving back to Norway I have chosen to search the seas for new land, an island spotted many years ago on a journey from Norway to Iceland. I will sail in a Longship with many of my friends and family and store enough food for the journey. I am filled with excitement as I plan to begin my journey.
February - 1st -982
It has been almost a month since I arrived on the new …show more content…
After living on foreign land for almost three years the prospect of returning to Iceland fills me with excitement. I am tasked with the job of convincing new settlers to join me on the new land called Greenland. As I walk onto the shores of the land that was once home to me I am flooded with the familiar feeling of the land. Over the next few months I convinced many more people to join me on Greenland. 25 ships will now accompany me on the journey back to Greenland with over 500 passengers. Many of these people had faced similar troubles to my father and I upon our arrival in Iceland, having difficulty finding farming land or space to