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How did Erik the Red die?

  • In a battle

  • During a winter epidemic

  • Of old age

  • At sea

Answer

During the harsh winter of approximately 1003 AD, a relentless epidemic swept through the Greenland Norse settlement, claiming the life of Erik the Red. The exact nature of this epidemic is lost to the sands of time, but it is believed to have been a raging pestilence that swiftly spread among the close-knit community.
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