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'Thorvald Eriksson' (old Icelandic: 'Þorvaldr Eiríksson') was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Eriksson. According to the sagas he was part of an expedition for the exploration of Vinland.
As he was unloading his longboat, for no apparent reason, a "Uniped," as the saga calls it, ran up to Thorvald and shot him in the belly with a bow and arrow, a wound which led to his death. His last words were said to have been: "This is a rich country we have found; there is plenty of fat around my belly. We've found a land of fine resources, though we'll hardly enjoy most of them."

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