| − | According to the available documentary source, the Nordic sagas, Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17946/17946-h/17946-h.htm#chap_4 Saga of Erik the Red, chapter 4]</ref> His conversion took place during a visit to Norway in 999 A.D., where he was converted by King Olaf I, and instructed to carry the faith to Greenland.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/65/le/LeifEric.html The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07</ref> | + | According to the available documentary source, the Nordic sagas, Erikson was a [[Christian]] convert, and spread his new religion to his colonies.<ref>[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17946/17946-h/17946-h.htm#chap_4 Saga of Erik the Red, chapter 4]</ref> His conversion took place during a visit to Norway in 999 A.D., where he was converted by King Olaf I, and instructed to carry the faith to Greenland.<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/65/le/LeifEric.html The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07</ref> |