it is said that he possibly could have might have been murdered...maybe.
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Erik The Red died because in his land he discovered (greenland) there were a lot of people living there,and he had said it was the perfect plce to live. in about 1001 there was going to be an iceage so they murdered all the cheifs of the island including Erik The Red.
Erik the Red and Thjodhild.
Erik the red discovered Greenland in the year 982.
He died from an epidemic that swept through the Greenland colonies. The exact disease that it was is unknown.
He was a Viking (Scandinavian) from Iceland.