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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.
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 ...
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.
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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.
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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.
Thorstein Skarning (1888–1939) was a Norwegian-born musician and bandleader, who toured the Upper Midwest for over two decades and was a Twin Cities radio personality in the 1930s. [ 1 ] Accordion virtuoso