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Ohthere of Hålogaland

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Ohthere of Hålogaland (Norwegian: Ottar fra Hålogaland) was a Viking Age Norwegian seafarer known only from an account of his travels that he gave to King Alfred (r. 871–99) of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in about 890 AD. His account was incorporated into an Old English adaptation of a Latin historical book written early in the fifth century by Paulus Orosius, called Historiarum Adversum Paganos Libri VII, or Seven Books of History Against the Pagans. The Old English version of this book is believed to have been written in Wessex in King Alfred's lifetime or soon after his death, and the earliest surviving copy is attributed to the same place and time. In his account, Ohthere said that his home was in "Halgoland", or Hålogaland, where he lived "north-most of all Norwegians … [since] no-one [lived] to the north of him". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ohthere of Hålogaland is the 217th most popular explorer (up from 234th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Norway (up from 155th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

Ohthere of Hålogaland is most famous for being a Viking explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ohthere of Hålogaland ranks 217 out of 498. Before him are John Sutter, Ruy López de Villalobos, Jorge Álvares, Gerónimo de Aguilar, Wilhelm Filchner, and Bartolomeu Perestrello. After him are Pedro Cieza de León, Alejandro Malaspina, Jacob van Heemskerck, Hendrik Brouwer, Joshua Slocum, and Pero Escobar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Ohthere of Hålogaland ranks 39. Before him are Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia, Mojmir II of Moravia, Giric, Rorik of Dorestad, Leo of Tripoli, and Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Sunyer, Count of Barcelona, Naddodd, Æthelred II of Northumbria, Ibn Wahshiyya, Wiborada, and Wifred II, Count of Barcelona. Among people deceased in 901, Ohthere of Hålogaland ranks 4. Before him are Thābit ibn Qurra, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, and Theodora, daughter of Constantine VII. After him are Adelaide of Paris, Eudokia Baïana, Leo Phokas the Elder, Irene Lekapene, Antony II of Constantinople, and Amr ibn al-Layth.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ohthere of Hålogaland ranks 150 out of 1,039. Before him are Anathon Aall (1867), Mari Boine (1956), Edvard Moser (1962), Camilla Collett (1813), Ulvhild Håkansdotter (1090), and Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862). After him are Hjalmar Andersen (1923), Peter Waage (1833), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Ivar Ballangrud (1904), Peter Tordenskjold (1690), and Thorbjørn Jagland (1950).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Ohthere of Hålogaland ranks 8. Before him are Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Otto Sverdrup (1854), and Carsten Borchgrevink (1864). After him are Naddodd (900), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Oscar Wisting (1871), and Hjalmar Johansen (1867).

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