Erik the Red's first trip to Greenland
a. was an attempt to escape the army of Alfred I of England.
b. resulted from the Thing's decision to exile him for killing two men.
c. occurred when he was blown off course near Greenland.
d. was accidental as he was returning to Iceland.
e. occurred when he was trying to establish a trade post that would link Russian trade.
b
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