Eiríksstaðir
thumb|Reconstructed longhouse at Eiríksstaðir Eiríksstaðir () is the former homestead of Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, at Haukadalur Valley in the Dalasýsla region of Iceland. It was likely the birthplace of his son Leif Eiríksson, the first known European discoverer of the Americas. A site thought to be that of the original farm has been investigated by archaeologists and remains of two buildings dating to the 9th–10th centuries have been identified. An open-air museum has been established nearby.
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- Historical record
- Archaeological investigations
- Main building
- Pit-house
- Open-air museum
- References
- External links
thumb|Reconstructed longhouse at Eiríksstaðir Eiríksstaðir () is the former homestead of Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, known as Erik the Red, at Haukadalur Valley in the Dalasýsla region of Iceland. It was likely the birthplace of his son Leif Eiríksson, the first known European discoverer of the Americas. A site thought to be that of the original farm has been investigated by archaeologists and remains of two buildings dating to the 9th–10th centuries have been identified. An open-air museum has been established nearby.
==Historical record== According to Landnámabók and the Saga of Erik the Red, after first settling in Vestfirðir, Eiríkr married Þjóðhildur Jǫrundardóttir and established the farm of Eiríksstaðir near Vatnshorn in Haukadalur. His son Leifr was likely born there, but Eiríkr had to leave the area after killing two men in revenge for the deaths of two of his thralls.