Battle of Vinland (1003)

Battle of Vinland (1003)
Part of the Norse colonization of the Americas
Date 1003 A.D. Location Vinland Result Viking victory and withdrawal
Belligerents
Icelandic Vikings	Native warriors
Commanders and leaders
Thorvald Eiriksson  †	Unknown
Strength
84	unknown
Casualties and losses
22	41

Thorvald Eiriksson had the first contact with the native population which would come to be known as the skrælings. After capturing and killing eight of the natives, they were attacked at their beached ships, which they defended:

'I have been wounded under my arm,' he said. 'An arrow flew between the edge of the ship and the shield into my armpit. Here is the arrow, and this wound will cause my death.'

See also

Battle of Vinland (1010)