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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.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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thorvald Eiriksson has received more than 186,588 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Thorvald Eiriksson is the 244th most popular explorer (up from 282nd in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 244 out of 405Before him are Samuel Baker, Ma Huan, Francis Garnier, Jorge Álvares, Annie Londonderry, and Vladimir Atlasov. After him are St John Philby, Ingvar the Far-Travelled, Yerofey Khabarov, William Parry, Anthony Jenkinson, and Nicolas Baudin.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 24 out of 180Before him are Jón Arason (1484), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Magnús Scheving (1964), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), and Bjarni Benediktsson (1908). After him are Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Jón Ögmundsson (1052), Gunnar Hansen (1947), Geir Haarde (1951), and Friðrik Ólafsson (1935).

Among EXPLORERS In Iceland

Among explorers born in Iceland, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 4Before him are Leif Erikson (970), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), and Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000).