Thorfinn Karlsefni
980 –1020
Explorer
Lived 40 years
- Born in
- Iceland
- Passed away in
- Iceland
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.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorfinn_Karlsefni