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Thorvald Eiriksson

972 - 1006

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Thorvald Eiriksson (Old Norse: Þórvaldr Eiríksson [ˈθoːrˌwɑldr ˈɛiˌriːksˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Þorvaldur Eiríksson [ˈθɔrˌvaltʏr ˈeiːˌriksˌsɔːn]) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson. The only Medieval Period source material available regarding Thorvald Eiriksson are the two Vinland sagas; the Greenland Saga and the Saga of Erik the Red. Although differing in various detail, according to both sagas Thorvald was part of an expedition for the exploration of Vinland and became the first European to die in North America outside of Greenland. The Greenland Saga describes a voyage made by Bjarni Herjolfsson, and the subsequent voyages of Leif Eriksson, his brother Thorvald Eiriksson, his sister Freydís Eiríksdóttir, and the Icelandic merchant Thorfinn Karlsefni. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thorvald Eiriksson is the 254th most popular explorer (down from 251st in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Iceland (down from 28th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Icelander Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 254 out of 498. Before him are Dmitry Laptev, Jan Czerski, Francisco Serrão, Friedrich Welwitsch, Diego de Almagro II, and Julius Klaproth. After him are Dinis Dias, Thekla Resvoll, Karl Weyprecht, Oscar Wisting, Bento de Góis, and Julius Popper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 972, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 6. Before him are Pope Gregory V, Robert II of France, Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, and Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona.  Among people deceased in 1006, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 2. Before him is Gisela of Burgundy.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 33 out of 190. Before him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963). After him are Sæmundr fróði (1056), Davíð Oddsson (1948), Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542), Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Gunnar Hansen (1947), and Erró (1932).

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Among EXPLORERS In Iceland

Among explorers born in Iceland, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 5. Before him are Leif Erikson (970), Thorfinn Karlsefni (1000), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), and Bjarni Herjólfsson (966).

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