Erik Gnupsson

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.^[1] Some considered him as the first bishop of America, residing at Garðar.^[2] 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.^[3] It cannot be determined from the Icelandic Annals that he went in search of an existing Norse colony in Vinland.^[4] The first official bishop in Greenland is Arnald, in 1124.^[5]

References

^ T. J. Oleson, “EIRIKR GNUPSSON,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
^ 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.
^ Phillip Pulsiano, Paul Leonard Acker (1993): "Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia", p. 241. 03 January 2019.
^ Egmont Zechlin (1935): "Das Problem der vorkolumbischen Entdeckung Amerikas und die Kolumbusforschung", Historische Zeitschrift, p. 15. 03 January 2019.
^ Seaver, Kirsten A. (2004). Maps, myths, and men : the story of the Vinland map. Stanford University Press. p. 32.

[1] T. J. Oleson, “EIRIKR GNUPSSON,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003

[lives-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.

[Scandinavia-3] Phillip Pulsiano, Paul Leonard Acker (1993): "Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia", p. 241. 03 January 2019.

[Problem-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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