Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thorsø, Norway

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) -- Cheers, Riley 00:03, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thorsø, Norway

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Just a farm, nothing notable as far as I can see. Deprodded with the rationale "The apparant former use as a place of worship may make the place notable", but in the article there are no references and a citation needed tag for this claim. Geschichte (talk) 14:02, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Norway-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 14:30, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Per WP:GEOLAND and WP:NPLACE, "Villages are generally kept, regardless of size, as long as their existence is verified through a reliable source". I have sourced the article so this criteria is satisfied. --Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:47, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I was able to source the derivation from Þórshof and its use as a data point about the worship of Thor, found that it is extensively covered in books as one of the great farms of Østfold, and that it was Kai Møller's personal estate (our article does not cover his work in agronomy and land reform) as well as the disguised setting for historical novels by Ingeborg Møller and that Hans Angell Gude (who lacks an article on no.wikipedia too, but merits one) is believed to have been murdered there. I've added several references and under Further reading, 3 books I can't access. Things are complicated by the fact it is sometimes listed under Borge, from which Torsnes was later split off, but even though it is one of the less certain examples of a "temple of Thor" place-name, I believe I've established that it has enough of a paper trail in reliable sources that are not pure gazeteers to establish notability. Yngvadottir (talk) 21:42, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I chose to split this article off because of its apparant use and a place of worship. Subsequent addition to the article shows that the place is more interesting (and notable) than just a farm. Op47 (talk) 18:46, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - more than enough information verifies its existence and notability, already in the article. See also WP:BEFORE, WP:OUTCOMES. Bearian (talk) 18:42, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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