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Bishop of Greenland (11th–12th centuries)

Erik Gnupsson or Eiríkr Gnúpsson, also known as Henricus (late 11th to early 12th centuries), may have been a bishop of Greenland.

Very little is known about him. Some considered him as the first bishop of America, residing at Garðar. However, the historical record does not attest to where he held his bishop's seat, and only states that he went in search of Vinland. It cannot be determined from the Icelandic Annals that he went in search of an existing Norse colony in Vinland. The first official bishop in Greenland is Arnald, in 1124.

References

  1. T. J. Oleson, “EIRIKR GNUPSSON,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
  2. Richard H. Clarke (1872): "Lives of the deceased bishops of the Catholic Church of the United States", vol.1, s. 16. Archive.org. 31 December 2014.
  3. Phillip Pulsiano, Paul Leonard Acker (1993): "Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia", p. 241. 03 January 2019.
  4. Egmont Zechlin (1935): "Das Problem der vorkolumbischen Entdeckung Amerikas und die Kolumbusforschung", Historische Zeitschrift, p. 15. 03 January 2019.
  5. Seaver, Kirsten A. (2004). Maps, myths, and men : the story of the Vinland map. Stanford University Press. p. 32.
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