Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - 10 Real-Life Viking Legends Who Should Appear
1. Erik The Red
One of the most famous of all Vikings, even if he hadn't fathered two of the others on this list. Erik Thorvaldsson, known as The Red on account of his hair and beard, was a renowned warrior, explorer and ruler.
When he was exiled from Iceland for three years for killing a man in a feud, Erik turned lemons into lemonade by discovering Greenland, later returning to Iceland and encouraging others to join him in colonising the new land (also showing solid business sense by calling it "green" in order to entice them).
The settlement flourished under his leadership and Erik became one of the wealthiest and most renowned Vikings in history, inspiring numerous sagas and voyages of exploration.