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  2. Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson - Wikipedia

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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. These stories were first written down in Iceland in the early 13th century and much of ...

  3. Earl of Orkney - Wikipedia

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    Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson: Þorfinnr hausakljúfr "Skull-splitter" Son of Torf-Einarr Rognvaldsson 910 with Erlend and Arnkel to 954 [24] alone 954–963 [21] [e] Arnfinn Thorfinnsson Son of Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson 963 Havard Thorfinnsson Hávarðr inn ársæli "Harvest-happy" Son of Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson On Arnfinn's death Ljot Thorfinnsson

  4. Torf-Einarr - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Hlodvir Thorfinnsson - Wikipedia

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    Hlodvir was the son of the Jarl Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson and Grelod, and he became jarl after the death of his brother, Ljot, who died from wounds suffered at the Battle of Skitten Mire. [ 2 ] Hlodvir married Eðnu, a descendant of Cerball mac Dúnlainge , king of Osraige , with whom he had, and at least two daughters: one who married the ...

  6. Thorfinn - Wikipedia

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    Thorfinn (Þorfinnr) is a Scandinavian name, which originally referred to the god Thor and which survived into Christian times. Notable people with the name include: Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson (died c. 963), Earl of Orkney; Thorfinn Karlsefni (fl. 1010), Icelandic explorer; Thorfinn the Mighty or Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009?–c. 1065), Earl of Orkney

  7. Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr - Wikipedia

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    The goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr pull the chariot of the god Thor in an illustration from 1832. Tanngrisnir (Old Norse: [ˈtɑnːˌɡrisnez̠], literal meaning "teeth grinder" or "one that grinds teeth") and Tanngnjóstr ([ˈtɑnːˌɡnjoːstz̠], "teeth thin", or "one that has gaps between the teeth") are the goats who pull the chariot of the god Thor in Norse mythology.

  8. Hrungnir - Wikipedia

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    One piece fell to the ground, and from it have come all whetstone rocks. The other piece crashed into Thor’s head so that he fell forwards to the ground, but the hammer Miollnir hit the middle of Hrungnir’s head and shattered his skull into small fragments, and he fell forwards over Thor so that his leg lay across Thor’s neck.

  9. Trepanning - Wikipedia

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    Detail from The Extraction of the Stone of Madness, a painting by Hieronymus Bosch depicting trepanation (c. 1488–1516). Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole (the verb trepan derives from Old French from Medieval Latin trepanum from Greek trúpanon, literally "borer, auger"), [1] [2] is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or ...