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Einarsson was born to an Icelandic father and an Austrian mother. [1] He moved to Salzburg for the first time at the age of five, where his father studied singing.
Thorstein Eiriksson (Old Norse: Þórsteinn Eiríksson [ˈθoːrˌstɛinː ˈɛiˌriːksˌson]) was the third and youngest son of Erik the Red. Almost nothing is known about Thorstein's life. According to the Vinland Sagas, Erik the Red settled in Greenland around 986 with his wife and three grown sons, Leif, Thorvald and Thorstein. [1]
Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar or The Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son is a legendary saga which takes place in the 7th century. It is about the father of Frithjof the Bold. It begins in Norway and Sweden (with locations such as Ulleråker), but continues into exotic places such as India. It is not one of the more famous sagas, but it is still ...
Thorsten (Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten) is a Scandinavian given name. The Old Norse name was Þórsteinn . It is a compound of the theonym Þór ( Thor ) and steinn "stone", [ 1 ] which became Thor and sten in Old Danish and Old Swedish .
As the saga is only partially preserved in surviving manuscripts, the first part has been lost. The text resumes with the protagonist Þorsteinn Síðu-Hallsson going abroad, entrusting his goðorð (chieftaincy) to his friend Þórhaddr.
His son, Thorstein, is said to be a good, even-tempered man who does the work of three. He becomes involved in a horse-fight with Thord, a horse-breeder for Bjarni Brodd-Helgason. When it becomes apparent Thord’s horse is losing, Thord strikes Thorstein’s horse. Thorstein then strikes Thord’s horse; Thord in turn strikes Thorstein.
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He is best known for his songs, the first of which were published in 1907. He was the first composer to set an original Icelandic saga lyric to music, anticipating Jón Leifs . The song, "Ingjaldur í skinnfeldi", was released on a 78 rpm disc in 1920.