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Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir

1000 - 1100

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Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (Old Norse: Guðríðr víðfǫrla Þorbjarnardóttir [ˈɡuðˌfriːðr ˈwiːðˌfɔrlɑ ˈθorˌbjɑrnɑrˌdoːtːer]; Modern Icelandic: Guðríður víðförla Þorbjarnardóttir [ˈkvʏðˌriːðʏr ˈviðˌfœ(r)tla ˈθɔrˌpja(r)tnarˌtouhtɪr̥]; born possibly around 980–1019) was an Icelandic explorer, born at Laugarbrekka in Snæfellsnes, Iceland. She appears in the Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders, known collectively as the Vinland sagas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir has received more than 310,866 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir is the 129th most popular explorer, the 11th most popular biography from Iceland and the 3rd most popular Icelander Explorer.

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  • 310k

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  • 58.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir ranks 129 out of 405Before her are Isabella Bird, Salomon August Andrée, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Himilco, João Vaz Corte-Real, and Isabelle Eberhardt. After her are René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Jean Chardin, António de Abreu, Rodrigo de Triana, Adam Olearius, and Gan Ying.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir ranks 17Before her are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Lothair II of Italy, Antipope John XVI, Humbert of Silva Candida, and Ibn al-Nadim. After her are Antipope Gregory VI, Rozala of Italy, Abd al-Rahman IV, Bardas Skleros, Vazul, and Sulayman ibn al-Hakam. Among people deceased in 1100, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir ranks 7Before her are Godfrey of Bouillon, William II of England, Parascheva of the Balkans, Antipope Clement III, Emperor Zhezong, and George Kedrenos. After her are Naropa, Bretislav II, Edmund of Scotland, and Leonti Mroveli.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir ranks 11 out of 180Before her are Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Björk (1965), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894). After her are Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Ari Thorgilsson (1067), and Kristján Eldjárn (1916).

Among EXPLORERS In Iceland

Among explorers born in Iceland, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir ranks 3Before her are Leif Erikson (970) and Bjarni Herjólfsson (966). After her are Thorvald Eiriksson (972).