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Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson [1] also known as Thorfinn Skull-splitter [2] (from the Old Norse Þorfinnr hausakljúfr) [3] was a 10th-century Earl of Orkney. He appears in the Orkneyinga saga and briefly in St Olaf's Saga , as incorporated into the Heimskringla .
Einarr Rognvaldarson (fl. early 890s–c. 910), often referred to by his byname Torf-Einarr (sometimes anglicised as Turf-Einar), was one of the Norse earls of Orkney.The son of the Norse jarl Rognvald Eysteinsson and a concubine, his rise to power is related in sagas which apparently draw on verses of Einarr's own composition for inspiration.
Anime News Network found the early depiction of Einar as relatable due to his desire to earn freedom which causes him to contrast Thorfinn who barely expresses care about his status as a slave. [16] Similarly, Espinof found the character relatable and promising for how he is the subject of violence and whether or he might have a big role.
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 ...
The Orkneyinga Saga reports that when their father Earl Sigurd was killed at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, the Norse earldom was divided between his three oldest sons, Brusi, Sumarlidi, and Einar "Wry-Mouth". The youngest son Thorfinn was only five years old and being fostered by his maternal grandfather Malcolm II of Scotland on the Scottish ...
Thorfinn was the youngest of the five known sons of Earl Sigurd Hlodvirsson, but the only son of Sigurd's marriage to an unknown daughter of King Malcolm II (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda). His elder half-brothers Einar , Brusi and Sumarlidi survived to adulthood, while another brother called Hundi died young in Norway, a hostage at the court of ...
Thorfinn had five sons: (Arnfinn, Havard, Hlodvir, Ljot, Skuli) and at least two daughters, each of whom had a son called Einar. In Orkneyinga Saga it is stated that Ragnhild Eriksdotter first married Arnfinn Thorfinnsson, eldest son of Thorfinn. Her husband was subsequently murdered at Murkle in Caithness sometime around 979.
Sigurd left four sons: Brusi, Sumarlidi, Einar and Thorfinn, each of whom would also bear the title Earl of Orkney; the lands were initially divided amongst the three older brothers, [17] Thorfinn being only five years old at the time. [35] Thorfinn's mother is specifically stated to be a daughter of Malcolm II, the Norsemen's foe at Mortlach ...