Erik Gnupsson

Erik Gnupsson or Eiríkr Gnúpsson, also known as Henricus (late 11th to early 12th centuries), was born in Iceland. He became a clergyman and later was appointed the Bishop of Greenland, residing at Garðar. [1] He has been considered as the first bishop of America by some. 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[2]. It cannot be determined from the Icelandic Annals that he went in search of an existing Norse colony in Vinland[3].

References
  1. 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.
  2. Phillip Pulsiano, Paul Leonard Acker (1993): "Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia", p. 241. 03 January 2019.
  3. Egmont Zechlin (1935): "Das Problem der vorkolumbischen Entdeckung Amerikas und die Kolumbusforschung", Historische Zeitschrift, p. 15. 03 January 2019.
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