Snorri Thorfinnsson

Snorri Thorfinnsson

Snorri Thorfinnsson (Snorri Þorfinnsson is icelandic) (likely born between 1005 and 1013) was the son of Thorfinn Karlsefni and Guðríður Eiríksdóttir. He was purported to be born in Vinland, making him the first European to be born in North America.

Family

According to the Vinland sagas when Snorri was three, the family returned to Glaumbær Iceland. Snorri had two children, a daughter Hallfrid, and a son Thorgeir. Hallfrid was the mother of Thorlak Runolfsson who became a bishop. Thorgeir was the father of Yngvild who was also the mother of a bishop.

External links

* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=273 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]


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