Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson
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Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson[1] also known as Thorfinn Skull-splitter[2] (from the Old Norse Þorfinnr hausakljúfr)[3] was a 10th-century Earl of Orkney. He appears in the Orkneyinga saga and briefly in St Olaf's Saga, as incorporated into the Heimskringla. These stories were first written down in Iceland in the early 13th century and much of the information they contain is "hard to corroborate".[4]
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Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson | |
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Earl of Orkney | |
Title held | ? to 963 |
Predecessor | Torf-Einarr |
Successor | Arnfinn Thorfinnsson |
Native name | Þorfinnr hausakljúfr - Thorfinn Skull-splitter |
Died | c. 963 |
Buried | Hoxa, Orkney |
Noble family | Norse Earls of Orkney |
Spouse(s) | Grelad |
Issue | Arnfinn, Havard, Hlodvir, Ljot, Skuli and 2 daughters |
Father | Torf-Einarr Rognvaldsson |
Mother | Unknown |
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