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Leif Ericson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ericson et Erickson. Cet article concerne l explorateur islandais. Pour l acteur américain (1911 1986), voir Leif Erickson. Leif Erickson (circum 970 à 1025) (en norrois Leifr Eiríksson) était un… … Wikipédia en Français
Thorkel — or Thorkell is an Old Norse masculine personal name. Among the more famous holders of the name are:*Thorkel of Namdalen, ninth century jarl and father of Ketil Trout. *Thorkel Sursson, tenth century Icelander and character in the Gísla saga .… … Wikipedia
Leif Ericson — (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson) [In modern Icelandic the first name is Leifur and in modern Norwegian Leif or Leiv. The patronym is Anglicized in various ways, such as Ericson, Eriksson, Ericsson, Erickson, Erikson and Eiriksson.] (c. 970 – c. 1020) … Wikipedia
Paramount chieftain — The ancient rulers of Greenland were called paramount chieftains. Among the island nation s chieftains were: *Erik the Red, or Eirikr Thorvaldsson, the nation s first chieftain and its first settler, began rule in 985. *Leif Ericson, likely the… … Wikipedia
List of Iceland-related articles — For a topical list, see List of basic Iceland topics Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Iceland include: NOTOC 1 9 1. deild karla 101 Reykjavík 12 Tónar 1924 28 Nordic Football Championship 1929 32 Nordic Football Championship 1933 36… … Wikipedia
