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Gunnbjörn Ulfsson

Sea explorer

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Lived 950–901, aged 0Norway
NorwayNorwayHistorical Figures
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Updated 2026-08-20

Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, also called Gunnbjörn Ulf-Krakuson, was a Norse explorer, originally from Norway and later a settler of Iceland. He is credited with being the first European to sight Greenland when he was blown off course during a voyage from Norway to Iceland. Several modern place names in Greenland commemorate him, most notably Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the island’s highest mountain.

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