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Thorfinn Karlsefni Thórdarson [a] was an Icelandic explorer. Around the year 1010, he followed Leif Eriksson 's route to Vinland in a short-lived attempt to establish a permanent settlement there with his wife Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir and their followers.
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 ...
Despite its title, the saga mainly chronicles the life and expedition of Thorfinn Karlsefni and his wife Gudrid, also recounted in the Saga of the Greenlanders. [1] For this reason it was formerly also called Þorfinns saga karlsefnis; [2] Árni Magnússon wrote that title in the blank space at the top of the saga in Hauksbók. [3]
Thorfinn Karlsefni (1915–1918) was installed along Philadelphia's Kelly Drive near the Samuel Memorial and unveiled on 20 November 1920. [4] There is another casting of the statue in Reykjavík, Iceland.
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.
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Thorfinn is loosely based on the historical personage of early Vinland explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni. [2] The story of the real Thorfinn attracted Yukimura when he was reading a book. There is little information about the real Thorfinn, which gave Yukimura more freedom in developing the fictional character. [3] Several fans asked Yukimura about ...
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