8. Promised Lands: Greenland and Vinland

About this episode

The episode explores the Viking exploration led by Erik the Red and his son Leif, focusing on their discoveries of Greenland and North America.

Banished from Iceland, a criminal named Erik the Red puts to sea. He will discover new land and found a spin-off colony: Greenland. But it’s his son, Leif, who will push Viking exploration to the limit… arriving on the shores of North America… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Iain Glen. Featuring Eleanor Barraclough, William Fitzhugh, Davide Zori. Written & produced by Jeff Dawson | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Research by Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow | Fact check by Grant Jones | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Jacob Booth | Additional editing by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording Engineer: Tom Rouse at Jungle Studios. Get every episode of Real Vikings two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to  noiser.com/subscriptions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Iain Glen

Guests: Eleanor Barraclough, William Fitzhugh, Davide Zori

Topics covered

• Viking exploration
• Greenland
• Vinland
• Erik the Red
• Leif Erikson
• North America
• colonization

Keywords

• Vikings
• exploration
• Greenland
• Vinland
• Erik the Red
• Leif Erikson
• North America
• colonization
• history
• society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noiser, Acast

More episodes of Real Vikings

• 10. 1066 and the Last Vikings · May 11, 2026 · 58 min
• 9. King Canute’s North Sea Empire · May 4, 2026 · 58 min
• 7. Rise of the Sea King · April 20, 2026 · 56 min
• 6. Greek Fire: Across the Mediterranean · April 13, 2026 · 52 min
• 5. Land of Fire and Ice · April 6, 2026 · 52 min
• 4. The Wild East: Rise of the Rus · March 30, 2026 · 46 min