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Thorfinn (Þorfinnr) is a Scandinavian name, which originally referred to the god
Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...
and which survived into Christian times. Thorfinn may refer to: *
Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson Thorfinn Torf-EinarssonCrawford (1987) p. 63 also known as Thorfinn Skull-splitterThomson (2008) p. 57 (from the Old Norse ''Þorfinnr hausakljúfr'') was a 10th-century Earl of Orkney. He appears in the '' Orkneyinga saga'' and briefly in '' St ...
(died c. 963), Earl of Orkney * Thorfinn Karlsefni (), Icelandic explorer * Thorfinn the Mighty or Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009?–c. 1065), Earl of Orkney *
Thorfinn of Hamar Thorfinn of Hamar (died 1285) was the Bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Hamar in medieval Norway. Biography Thorfinn was born in Trøndelag, possibly in Trondheim, Norway, and may have been a Cistercian monk before becoming Bishop of Hamar ...
(died 1285), Christian bishop and saint * Thorfinn (''Vinland Saga''), a fictional character from the manga series ''Vinland Saga''


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Torfinn Torfinn is a Norwegian male given name. Origin The name Torfinn is derived from Old Norse ''Þórfinnr'', which is composed of ''Þór'' (meaning ''thunder'', also the name of the Nordic god of thunder Thor) and ''finnr'', which refers to Finnish p ...
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Thorfinnsson Thorfinnsson is an Icelandic patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Björn Thorfinnsson (born 1979), Icelandic chess player and journalist * Bragi Þorfinnsson (born 1981), Icelandic chess grandmaster *Paul and Erlend Thorfi ...
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Earl Thorfinn (disambiguation) Earl Thorfinn may refer to: * Thorfinn Turf-Einarsson, Earl of Orkney (Thorfinn Skullsplitter) * Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney (Thorfinn the Mighty) * MV ''Earl Thorfinn'', a 1990 ferry in the Orkney Ferries fleet See also * Thorfinn (d ...
{{given name Scandinavian masculine given names fr:Thorfinn (prénom)