Thorfinn Karlsefni
Icelandic explorer
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Updated 2026-05-29
Icelandic explorer who sailed to Vinland around 1010 to do what Leif Eriksson couldn't: actually settle there. His colony didn't stick, but the attempt made him a footnote in pre-Columbian exploration.
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Thorfinn Karlsefni Thórdarson was an Icelandic explorer. Around the year 1010, he followed Leif Eriksson's route to Vinland in a short-lived attempt to establish a permanent settlement there with his wife Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir and their followers.
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