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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thorvald Eiriksson has received more than 206,361 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Thorvald Eiriksson is the 251st most popular explorer (down from 243rd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 24th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Icelander Explorer.

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  • 210k

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  • 53.55

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 251 out of 498. Before him are Lady Hester Stanhope, Rodrigo de Jerez, Edward Bransfield, Juan de Garay, Pero Escobar, and Ingvar the Far-Travelled. After him are Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Snorri Thorfinnsson, Carl Anton Larsen, Hjalmar Johansen, William Smith, and Pierre Poivre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 972, Thorvald Eiriksson ranks 6. Before him are Robert II of France, Pope Gregory V, Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona, and Ermesinde of Carcassonne.  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 28 out of 190. Before him are Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), and Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807). After him are Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), Erró (1932), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Geir Haarde (1951), and Davíð Oddsson (1948).

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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), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), and Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000).

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