Thorkel or Thorkell (Þórkæll / Þorkell) is an
Old Norse
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masculine
personal name
A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...
. Among the more famous holders of the name are:
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Thorkel of Namdalen, ninth-century jarl and father of
Ketil Trout Ketil Trout, known in Old Norse as ''Ketill hængr'' (Modern Icelandic Ketil Hæng), is the name of several figures from Norse folklore. Two are especially prominent:
* Ketil Trout of Hranista, also known as Ketil Trout of Halogaland, the hero of t ...
.
*Thorkell Súrsson, tenth-century
Iceland
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er and character in the ''
Gísla saga
''Gísla saga Súrssonar'' (, ''The saga of Gísli the Outlaw'') is one of the sagas of Icelanders. It tells the story of Gísli, a tragic hero who must kill one of his brothers-in-law to avenge another brother-in-law. Gisli is forced to stay on th ...
''.
*Thorkell Eyjólfsson, Icelandic
goði of the late tenth and early eleventh century, husband of
Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir
Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.Lonely Planet Iceland Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll - 2007 - Page 23 "Most popular girl's name: Guðrún"
According to ...
and stepfather of
Bolli Bollason
Bolli Bollason (also Bolli Bollison) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic '' Laxdæla saga'', born around 1000. He grew up in Orlygsstadir, at Helgafell on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. He divided his time between H ...
.
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Thorkell the Tall, eleventh-century
Jomsviking leader and
jarl
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.
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Thorkell Leifsson
Leif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson, or Leif Ericson, ; Modern Icelandic: ; Norwegian: ''Leiv Eiriksson'' also known as Leif the Lucky (), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North ...
,
Greenland
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ic
goði of the eleventh century and son of explorer
Leif Eriksson.
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Thorkel Fóstri ("Foster-father Thorkel"), foster father of
Thorfinn Sigurdsson
Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009?– 1065), also known as Thorfinn the Mighty (Old Norse: ''Þorfinnr inn riki''), was an 11th-century Jarl of Orkney. He was the youngest of five sons of Jarl Sigurd Hlodvirsson and the only one resulting from Sigu ...
,
Jarl of Orkney
Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland. Originally founded by Norse invaders, the status of the rulers of the Nor ...
c. 1020–1064.
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Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson
Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (or Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson) (born in Reykjavík on 16 July 1938 - died in Kópavogur on 30 January 2013) was an Icelandic composer, conducting, conductor and pianist.
Early life and study
Born the son of bishop Sigu ...
, Icelandic composer.
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Thorkell (''Vinland Saga''), a fictional character from the manga series ''Vinland Saga''
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