18. Erik The Red - The Viking Outlaw Who Discovered Greenland

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The Stolen Goods: A look into the history of banditry and swashbucklery

Ryan McCarthy

30 episodes

4 months ago

Captain William Kidd was one of the most decorated and celebrated privateers at the end of the 17th century. So what happened to make him one of the most hated and wanted men during the Golden Age of Piracy? Lets find out together! PS. My sincerest apologies for the delay in this episode. Thank you for waiting! ryan@thestolengoodspodcast.com thestolengoods.buzzsprout.com

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18. Erik The Red - The Viking Outlaw Who Discovered Greenland

The Stolen Goods: A look into the history of banditry and swashbucklery

29 minutes

2 years ago

18. Erik The Red - The Viking Outlaw Who Discovered Greenland

Over 500 years before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean Blue Erik Thorvaldson, AKA Erik The Red would commit a crime branding him an outlaw that would set the wheels in motion for him to discover Greenland and his Son Leif to become the first European to set foot on North American soil. But who was Erik the Red and what made a man an outlaw in Norwegian Culture in the 900's. and what led to The Norseman beating Columbus to the punch so many years before. Email: ryan@thestolengoodspodcast...