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Snorri Thorfinnsson

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Snorri Þorfinnsson (likely born between 1005 and 1013) was the son of Þorfinnur Karlsefni and Guðríður Eiríksdóttir. He was purported to be born in Vinland, making him the first European to be born in North America.

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Statue of Guðríður and her son Snorri Þorfinnsson located in Glaumbær, August 1997.

Family

According to the Vinland sagas when Snorri was three, the family returned to Glaumbær Iceland. Snorri had two children, a daughter Hallfrid, and a son Thorgeir. Hallfrid was the mother of Thorlak Runolfsson who became a bishop. Thorgeir was the father of Yngvild who was also the mother of a bishop.

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