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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
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 ...
Because of the harsh violence, the character of Thorfinn was always drawn with a serious expression in the first arc as well as with self-deprecation one in the following where he pitied himself for his sins. As a result, the character of Thorkell is characterized as more comical and thus makes the battles more enjoyable to draw. [1]
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
Despite Thorfinn's role, Uchida said his character has always been at the center of the story, and he was able to focus on the role and felt it was comfortable to play. At first, it was difficult to grasp the image of the character, but as he acted, he was made to feel the human way of life that is moved by the past and changes occur again ...
The saga has numerous parallels to the Saga of the Greenlanders, including recurring characters and accounts of the same expeditions and events, but differs in describing two base camps, at Straumfjord and Hop, whereas in the Saga of the Greenlanders Thorfinn Karlsefni and those with him settle in a place that is referred to simply as Vinland.
It is also said that the protagonist Thorfinn's father, Thors, was a Jomsviking until he became a pacifist, fleeing Jomsborg with his wife. In the 2003 Polish film An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God by Jerzy Hoffman , Jomsvikings are portrayed as marauders in the service of the main antagonist Popiel .
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 ...