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- Erik the Red founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. Born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway as the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson (Th...
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- male, deceased (1994)
- Einar Ingvald Haugen was an American linguist and Professor at University of Wisconsin and Harvard University. Haugen (pronounced HOW-gən) was b...
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- male, deceased (1907)
- Sophus Bugge (1833-1907) was a Norwegian philologist, known for his work on the runic alphabet and the Eddas. Bugge was born at Laurvik, Norway, 5...
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- male, deceased (575)
- Eadgils, "Adils", "Aðils", "Adillus", "Aðísl at Uppsölum", "Athisl", "Athislus", "Adhel" was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, who is estimated to h...
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- Brother Robert was a cleric working in Norway who adapted several French literary works into Old Norse during the reign of Norwegian king Haakon IV...
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- male, deceased (1148)
- Ari Þorgilsson was Iceland's most prominent medieval chronicler. He is the author of "Íslendingabók", which details the histories of the various fam...
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- male, deceased (932)
- Rollo (c. 860 - c. 932) was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy. He is also in some...
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- male, deceased (1675)
- Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the village Skálholt in the south of Iceland. His main influence has been on modern kn...
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- female, deceased (1283)
- Margaret of Scotland was queen of Norway, married to King Eirik II of Norway. She was the daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland and his first...
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- Skoglar Toste or Skagul Toste was a petty king from the Swedish province of West Götaland. According to Snorri Sturluson, he was the father of S...
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