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'Thorfinn Karlsefni' (Thorfinnr Thordarson), (Old Norse: 'Þorfinnr Karlsefni', Icelandic: 'Þorfinnur Karlsefni') was an Icelandic explorer who circa 1010 AD led an attempt to settle Vinland with three ships and 160 settlers. Among the settlers was Freydís Eiríksdóttir, half-sister of Leif Eriksson.
In the early twentieth century, Einar Jónsson, an Icelandic sculptor, created a statue of Thorfinn Karlsefni which was placed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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★ Erik the Red

★ Flateyjarbók

★ Hauksbók

★ Vikings

★ Snorri

★ Bjarni Herjólfsson

★ Spirit Pond runestones

★ Saga of Eric the Red

★ Grœnlendinga saga

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★ Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''