Ingrid, who turned out to be witch, used her powers to encourage the gods to turn Erik blind. Without his sight, Erik became powerless, and this gave Ingrid the opportunity to take control. Fans were shocked to find out how she had been scheming with another slave she once knew, who had been sold by Erik.

As a child, Erik the Red left his native Norway for western Iceland with his father. When Erik was exiled from Iceland circa 980, he decided to explore the land to the west (Greenland). The party rounded the tip of Greenland and settled in an area near Julianehåb.

Erik Thorvaldsson ( c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first settlement in Greenland. He most likely earned the epithet “the Red” due to the color of his hair and beard.

Erik the Red was a Norwegian Viking known for discovering and colonizing Greenland. He would later become known as Erik the Red because of his red hair and beard. Around the age of ten, Erik left with his father who was exiled from Norway after he killed someone, and they settled in a place called Dranga, Iceland.

The thralls from Western Europe were mainly Franks, Anglo-Saxons, and Celts. Many Irish slaves were used in expeditions for the colonization of Iceland. The Norse also took Baltic, Slavic and Latin slaves. The Vikings kept some slaves as servants and sold most captives in the Byzantine or Islamic markets.

Simply put, our teeth do not fit in our jaws. The ultimate cause is, as with caries, an imbalance caused by an oral environment our ancestors’ teeth never had to contend with. They also had perfect dental arches—their front teeth were straight, and their wisdom teeth were fully erupted and functioning.

Viking teeth were often subject to a great deal of wear, which is largely attributed to their diet. Study of the skeletal remains of Vikings has also shown evidence that they suffered from periodontal disease and tartar buildup.

As long as 3000 B.C., the ancient Egyptians constructed crude toothbrushes from twigs and leaves to clean their teeth. Chew one end of the wood well for a long while and then brush the teeth with it.” Modern day toothbrushing as a regular habit became prevalent in Europe from the end of the 17th century.

Vikings ate fruit and vegetables and kept animals for meat, milk, cheese and eggs. They had plenty of fish as they lived near the sea. Bread was made using quern stones, stone tools for hand grinding grain.