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Thorvald Asvaldsson

950 - 980

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Thorvald Ásvaldsson (Old Norse: Þórvaldr Ásvaldsson [ˈθoːrˌwɑldz̠ ˈɑːsˌwɑldsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Þorvaldur Ásvaldsson [ˈθɔrˌvaltʏr ˈausˌval(t)sˌsɔːn]; fl. 10th century; died before 980) was the father of the first Norse settler of Greenland, Erik the Red, and grandfather of Leif Erikson, who visited North America centuries before Christopher Columbus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thorvald Asvaldsson has received more than 182,198 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Thorvald Asvaldsson is the 321st most popular explorer (down from 224th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Norway (down from 136th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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  • 51.15

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thorvald Asvaldsson ranks 321 out of 498. Before him are Pyotr Kozlov, Roy Chapman Andrews, Nathaniel Palmer, Hermann Wissmann, Helge Ingstad, and Dmitry Laptev. After him are Pedro Tafur, William Clark, Bento de Góis, Martim Afonso de Sousa, Alexander Dalrymple, and Grímur Kamban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 950, Thorvald Asvaldsson ranks 32. Before him are Joseph Bringas, Gudit, Gunnor, Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany, Egbert, and Krešimir III of Croatia. After him are Reginar IV, Count of Mons, Urraca Fernández, Koppány, Domenico Flabanico, Pietro Barbolano, and Amlaíb, King of Scotland. Among people deceased in 980, Thorvald Asvaldsson ranks 5. Before him are Yaropolk I of Kiev, Widukind of Corvey, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, and Gunnhild, Mother of Kings. After him are Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, and Herbert III of Omois.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Thorvald Asvaldsson ranks 228 out of 1,039. Before him are Thoralf Skolem (1887), Helge Ingstad (1899), Kirsti Sparboe (1946), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Colin Archer (1832), and Erling Skakke (1115). After him are Johan Turi (1854), Harald Grønningen (1934), Wenche Myhre (1947), Alf-Inge Håland (1972), Grímur Kamban (801), and Kjetil André Aamodt (1971).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Thorvald Asvaldsson ranks 17. Before him are Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Jens Munk (1579), Oscar Wisting (1871), Helmer Hanssen (1870), and Helge Ingstad (1899). After him are Grímur Kamban (801), Knut Haugland (1917), Olav Bjaaland (1873), Finn Ronne (1899), Lars Christensen (1884), and Kristian Prestrud (1881).

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