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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 Bragi Thorfinnsson (born 10 April 1981) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. Chess career Born in 1981, Bragi earned his international master title in 2003. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Four Nations Chess League 2012–13, sc ... (born 1981), Icelandic chess grandmaster * Paul and Erlend Thorfinnsson; Paul (died after 1098) and Erlend (died 1098) ruled together as Earls of Orkney * Snorri Thorfinnsson (born between 1005 and 1013), the first European to be born in North America {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul And Erlend Thorfinnsson
Paul Thorfinnsson (died 1098) and Erlend Thorfinnsson (died 1098) were brothers who ruled together as Earl of Orkney, Earls of Orkney. Paul and Erlend were the sons of Thorfinn Sigurdsson and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir. Through Ingibiorg's father Finn Arnesson and his wife, the family was related to the Norwegian Kings Olaf II of Norway, Olav II and Harald II of Norway, Harald II. They are both described as "tall, handsome men, shrewd and gentle, taking rather more after their mother's side of the family. Their lives and times are recounted in the ''Orkneyinga Saga'', which was first written down in the early 13th century by an unknown Icelandic author. Appointment The saga provides few accurate dates and it is not certain when Earl Thorfinn died save that it was in the later days of Harald Hardrada. It is frequently stated that Thorfinn's demise was in 1065, but it may have been earlier. The ''Orkneyinga Saga'' fails to mention a campaign in the Irish Sea by Magnus II of Norway, Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bragi Þorfinnsson
Bragi Thorfinnsson (born 10 April 1981) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. Chess career Born in 1981, Bragi earned his international master title in 2003. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the Four Nations Chess League 2012–13, scoring 6½/9 for the Jutes of Kent. He also reached an Elo rating of 2500 after six rounds of this event. He earned the second norm at the 2016–17 Icelandic Team Chess Championship, scoring 7/9, and his final norm at the Kragerø Resort Chess – A tournament in February 2018, scoring 7/9. He was awarded his GM title by FIDE in April 2018,1st quarter Presidential Board Meeting 2018, April 6-9, Minsk, Belarus FIDE becoming the fourteenth and—at age 36—oldest Icelander to achieve the title. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Thorfinnsson
Björn Thorfinnsson (born 25 October 1979) is an Icelandic chess player and journalist. He holds the title of International Master. In 1995, he was a member of Iceland's first-place Under-16 Chess Olympiad team. He is the elder brother of chess grandmaster Bragi Thorfinnsson. References External links * * Source of birthdate 1979 births Living people Bjorn Thorfinnsson Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ... Chess International Masters {{Iceland-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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