Erik The Red

Erik The Red

male, deceased (1000)
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... More
Einar Haugen

Einar Haugen

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... More
Sophus Bugge

Sophus Bugge

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... More
Eadgils

Eadgils

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... More
Brother Robert

Brother Robert

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... More
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Ari Þorgilsson

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... More
Rollo Of Normandy

Rollo Of Normandy

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... More
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Brynjólfur Sveinsson

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... More
Margaret Of Scotland

Margaret Of Scotland

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... More
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Skagul Toste

male
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... More