Viking sword of Erik the Red with bronze handle Marto 543

Viking sword of Erik the Red made in Toledo by Marto.
With bronze handle and 78 cm dull stainless steel blade.

Erik Thorvaldsson, the discoverer of Greenland, was born in 950 in Norway. He was the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson, who committed murder, so he was exiled with his family to Iceland where they started a new life there.
I would surely choose the nickname “the red one” because of the color of his hair.
During his youth Erik was involved in various altercations and was accused on several occasions of murder, for which he was banished from Icelandic lands for three years. During his long banishment Erik embarked on several expeditions. One of them was carried out with his family in the year 983. On this expedition he traveled to the West, that is where he discovered and explored the territory known as Greenland.
Popular culture designates Erik as the first discoverer and first explorer of the territory of Greenland. Erik spent three years of his exile on this island, which he called Greenland, which means “green land.” When Erik's exile ended, he returned to Iceland and brought with him magnificent stories of the so-called “green land,” creating several settlements in Iceland. the territory and attracted a large number of Icelanders, who saw in Greenland the opportunity to start a new life. The north was populated by settlers with the intention of obtaining large quantities of food, seal meat, whose skin was used as clothing, ivory from walrus horns, and being able to get hold of a whale stranded on the coast. At the settlement of Eystribyggò, Erik built his own estate, acquired for himself the title of “Chief Chief” of Greenland, and gained great respect and wealth.
Erik the Red had four children with his wife Theodhild. Leif Eriksson was a great explorer who reached the northern lands of the American continent, what is currently known as Canada. Erik was a fervent defender of Norse paganism unlike his son Leif and his wife, who built the first Christian church in the yard of his farm in America.

• Length: 92cm
• Blade Length: 78 cm
• Width: 10.5cm
• Weight: 1.9kg

A high quality sword from the exclusive Collection “Historical, Fantastic and Legendary Swords” manufactured by MARTO.
Certificate of Quality and Origin, Made in Toledo.