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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Icelandic navigator and explorer of the northeast coast of North America.
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Thorfinn Karlsefni, with three ships, explored parts of the North American coast.
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Thorfinn Karlsefni set out from Greenland with three ships, to settle Wineland.
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Thorfinn Karlsefni, who was a very wealthy man, passed the winter at Brattahlid with Leif Ericsson.
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The skipper's name was Thorfinn Karlsefni, and he was the son of Thord, called
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Various 1885
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Thorfinn Karlsefni, who was a very wealthy man, passed the winter there in Greenland, with Lief
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Various 1885
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Thorfinn Karlsefni, who was a very wealthy man, passed the winter at Brattahlid with Leif Ericsson.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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Thorfinn Karlsefni [30-1] was the name of Thord's son.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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[30-1] Thorfinn Karlsefni, the explorer of the Vinland expeditions, was of excellent family.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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Ericson and Thorfinn Karlsefni are as surely historical characters as
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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Thorfinn Karlsefni, the principal character of the saga, a fact that perhaps lends a certain authority to this version as against that of the
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
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