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Thorfinn Karlsefni was born circa 980–985 in Iceland. [21] His father was Thord Horsehead (Þórðr hesthöfði Snorrason), [6] [22] and his mother was named Thorunn (Þórunn). [22] Thord Horsehead was son of Snorri, son of Thord of Hofdi . [6] Thorfinn was presumably raised at his father's estate called Stad (Stað) in Reyniness ...
Thorfinn Karlsefni Icelander 1003-1006 [10] Base, front plaque: Following Leif Ericson's Discovery of North America in 1003, Thorfinn Karlsefni with 165 men and 35 women established a settlement which lasted for 3 years and his son Snorri was born in North America Leif Ericson Society of Pennsylvania Scandinavian Craft Club of Philadelphia ...
Thorfinn (Japanese: トルフィン, Hepburn: Torufin), also called Thorfinn Karlsefni (ソルフィン・カルルセヴニ) and Thorfinn Thordarson (ソルフィン・ソルザルソン), is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura. Thorfinn is introduced as a teenage warrior of Askeladd's Viking ...
A ship commanded by Thorfinn Karlsefni, a man of means, arrives in Greenland from Norway. He stays with Leif Eriksson for the winter and falls in love with Gudrid. They marry later that same winter. Karlsefni is encouraged by his wife and other people to lead an expedition to Vinland. He agrees to go and hires a crew of sixty men and five women.
Two weeks after the 26-year-old's sudden passing, Albuquerque police confirmed they're investigating it as a 'suspicious death.' New Details Emerge in the ‘Unique’ Death of Adult Film Star ...
Leifsbudir (Old Norse: Leifsbuðir) was a settlement mentioned in the Greenland Saga as founded by Leif Eriksson in 1000 or 1001 in Vinland.. Later, 160 Greenlanders, including 16 women, established themselves there under the leadership of Norseman Thorfinn Karlsefni, the first European to come into contact with the local Skrælings, or North American Indigenous peoples.
A cause of death has been revealed for actress Esta TerBlanche, the late "All My Children" star who died last summer at the age of 51.. TerBlanche died of an intracranial hemorrhage, according to ...
Garrison Brown’s official cause of death has been revealed by the coroner.. Brown died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to an autopsy report obtained by People on Wednesday, May 15. His ...