There are many influential Vikings, including Erik the Red, Lief Erickson, Ragnar Lodbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Harald Hardrada, and Rollo. Erik the Red, or Erik Thorvaldsson, was the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson. Erik the Red had red hair and a red beard, which was possibly the reason for the name Erik the Red. Erik had four kids with his wife, Thjodhild, one daughter and three sons. His daughter was named Freydis, and his three sons were Lief Erikson, Thorvald, and Thorstein. Erik died in an epidemic after staying home from a voyage. Life Erikson had two known sins, Thorylis, and Thorkell. October ninth is now Lief Erikson day, as he is known as one of, if not the first, to step foot in North America. Ivar the boneless is mostly known from movies,
