Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Son of legendary Norse explorer, Leif Ericsson, Thorkell Ericsson was the heir to the throne of Greenland. Thorkell succeeded Leif some time after 1018 AD. Leif, himself, had previously succeeded his father, Eric the Red, or Eirikr Thorvaldsson. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.