- Snorri Thorbrandsson
Snorri Þorbrandsson is a character in the Icelandic "
Eyrbyggja saga ". He was fromÁlftafjörður in westIceland , a blood-brother of the renowned Snorri goði Þorgrímsson and comrade-in-arms with Þorfinnr Karlsefni. Following mild injury and outlawry resulting from a conflict with Steinthor of Eyr, Snorri Þorbrandsson travelled to Greenland with his brother Þorleifr Kimbi and perished in battle against the skrælings, Native American people, during Karlsefni's trip to Vinland.
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