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Ingvar the Far-Travelled

1050 - 1041

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Ingvar the Far-Travelled (Old Norse: Yngvarr víðfǫrli, Swedish: Ingvar Vittfarne) was a Swedish Viking who led an expedition that fought in the Kingdom of Georgia. The Rus' undertook several Caspian expeditions in the course of the 10th century. The Yngvars saga víðförla describes the last Viking campaign in the Caspian in 1041, embellishing the historical facts with a great deal of legend. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ingvar the Far-Travelled has received more than 162,600 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ingvar the Far-Travelled is the 250th most popular explorer (down from 245th in 2019).

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ingvar the Far-Travelled ranks 250 out of 498. Before him are Tristão Vaz Teixeira, Lady Hester Stanhope, Rodrigo de Jerez, Edward Bransfield, Juan de Garay, and Pero Escobar. After him are Thorvald Eiriksson, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Snorri Thorfinnsson, Carl Anton Larsen, Hjalmar Johansen, and William Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Ingvar the Far-Travelled ranks 22. Before him are Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, Domenico Michiel, Olaf I of Denmark, Ahmad al-Muqtadir, Berthold II, Duke of Swabia, and Li Tang. After him are Bahya ibn Paquda, Isaac Komnenos, Anselm of Laon, Sophia of Hungary, Welf, Duke of Carinthia, and Ioane Petritsi. Among people deceased in 1041, Ingvar the Far-Travelled ranks 5. Before him are Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Tancred of Hauteville, Peter Delyan, and Mas'ud I of Ghazni. After him are Akazome Emon, Domenico Flabanico, and Muhammad of Ghazni.

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