Thorvald is from the ''Old Norse'' name ''Þórvaldr'', which means "

Thor Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, 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 g ...

's ruler". Despite this pagan origin, the name survived the conversion of Scandinavians to Christianity and remains popular up to the present. Thorvald may refer to: *

Thorvald Aagaard Thorvald Aagaard (8 June 1877 – 22 March 1937) was a Danish composer, organist and college teacher. He was born in Rolsted, Faaborg-Midtfyn. He wrote the music to several continually popular songs, such as "" (The sparrow sits in silence behi ...

(1877–1937), Danish composer, organist and college teacher *

Thorvald Astrup Thorvald Astrup (18 May 1876 – 12 August 1940) was a Norwegian architect, particularly known for industrial architecture. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of city captain Harald Astrup and Johanne Emilie Smith. ...

(1876–1940), Norwegian architect, known for industrial architecture * Thorvald Asvaldsson, father of the colonizer of Greenland, Erik the Red (Eiríkr Rauði) *

Thorwald Bergquist Thorwald Bergquist (1 December 1899 – 3 December 1972) was a Swedish politician who held various cabinet and political posts. He was a member of the People's Party. Johan Östling argues that Bergquist was one of the Swedish ''generation of 19 ...

(1899–1972), Swedish politician *

Thorvald Bindesbøll Thorvald Bindesbøll (21 July 1846 – 27 August 1908) was a Denmark, Danish National romantic architect, sculptor and ornamental artist. He designed the Dragon Fountain, Copenhagen (''Dragespringvandet'') and is perhaps best known as the cre ...

(1846–1908), Danish architect and designer *

Thorvald Eigenbrod Jakob Thorvald Eigenbrod (2 December 1892 in Aalborg, Denmark – 5 May 1977 in Munkebjerg, Denmark) was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games ...

(1892–1977), Danish field hockey player * Thorvald Ellegaard (1877–1954), Danish track racing cyclist *

Thorvald Eriksson Thorvald Eiriksson ( ; Modern Icelandic: ) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson. The only Medieval Period source material available regarding Thorvald Eiriksson are the two '' Vinland sagas''; the '' Greenland Saga'' and the ...

, son of Eric the Red and brother of Leif Ericsson *

Thorvald Hansen Thorvald Hansen can refer to: * Thorvald Hansen (skier), Norwegian nordic combined skier * Thorvald Hansen (composer) Frederick Thorvald Hansen (3 May 1847 - 24 January 1915) was a Danish trumpeter and composer. As a boy, he learned to play th ...

, Norwegian Nordic combined skier
Thorvald Hedgehog
(2000-2016), the world's oldest European hedgehog *

Thorvald Jørgensen Thorvald Jørgensen (27 June 1867 - 15 May 1946) was a Danish architect, most known for his design of Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, after it had been destroyed in a fire. He has also designed a number of churches in ...

(June 1867 – 1946), Danish architect *

Thorvald Lammers Thorvald Lammers (15 January 1841 – 8 February 1922) was a Norwegian baritone singer, choral conductor, composer, and biographer. Lammers was born in Modum, and made his stage début in Oslo in 1873. He founded the choir known as ''Korforen ...

(1841–1922), Norwegian baritone singer, conductor, composer and biographer *

Thorvald Mejdell Thorvald Mejdell (21 September 1824 – 28 October 1908) was a Norwegian forester. He was born in Ringsaker as a son of colonel Gløer Gløersen Mejdell (1782–1827) and Thorine Krog. He was a nephew of officer Jacob Gerhard Meydell and brother ...

(1824–1908), Norwegian forester *

Glør Thorvald Mejdell Glør Thorvald Mejdell (29 May 1851 – 24 November 1937) was a Norwegian barrister, judge and political writer. He was born in Kongsberg as a son of mining engineer Nicolai Mejdell (1822–1899), nephew of forester Thorvald Mejdell and grandneph ...

(1851–1937), Norwegian barrister, judge and political writer * Thorvald Mellingen (1935–2016), Norwegian engineer *

Thorvald Meyer Thorvald Meyer (23 September 1818 – 3 February 1909) was a Norway, Norwegian businessman and philanthropist. He was a wholesaler, retailer and shipowner as well as a land owner and developer. Biography Meyer was born in Oslo, Christiania (now ...

(1818–1909), Norwegian businessman in real estate development in Oslo, and forestry *

Thorvald Olsen Thorvald Matheus "Torden" Olsen (30 July 1889 – 2 November 1938) was a Norwegian wrestler and sports official. He became the Norwegian champion in his weight class in 1912, 1914, 1915, and 1918. He became Nordic champion in 1918. He repres ...

(1889–1938), Norwegian wrestler and sports official *

Thorvald Sørensen Thorvald (Thorwald) Julius Sørensen (4 July 1902 – 21 June 1973) was a Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist. Biography Sørensen was professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 1953–1955 and at the University of C ...

(1902–1973), Danish botanist and evolutionary biologist *

Thorvald Solberg Thorvald Solberg (April 22, 1852 – July 15, 1949) was the first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright Office. He was a noted authority on copyright and played an instrumental role in shaping the Copyright Act of 19 ...

(1852–1949), the first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright Office *

Thorvald Stauning Thorvald August Marinus Stauning (; 26 October 1873 in Copenhagen – 3 May 1942) was the first Social Democrats (Denmark), social democratic prime minister of Denmark. He served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his d ...

(1873–1942), first social democratic Prime Minister of Denmark *

Thorvald Steen Thorvald Steen (born 9 January 1954) is a Norwegian writer and government scholar. He made his literary debut in 1983, and has subsequently published a wide range of novels, plays, collections of poems, books of short stories, children's books a ...

(born 1954), Norwegian writer *

Thorvald Stoltenberg Thorvald Stoltenberg (8 July 1931 – 13 July 2018) was a Norwegian politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Defence from 1979 to 1981 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1989 and again from 1990 to 1993 in two Labour governmen ...

(1931–2018), prominent Norwegian politician *

Thorvald Strömberg Lennart Thorvald Strömberg (17 March 1931 – 9 December 2010) was a Finnish sprint canoeist who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events. He won a gold and a ''silver medal'' in 1952 and placed fourth ...

(1931–2010), Finnish flatwater canoeist * Thorvald N. Thiele (1838–1910), Danish astronomer, actuary and mathematician *

Thorvald Thronsen Thorvald Thronsen (1 February 1917 – 15 June 2003) was a Norway, Norwegian paramilitary officer. From 1933 he was a member of the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling, and during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany a career path opened for him, ...

(1917–2003), Norwegian paramilitary officer *

Thorvald Wilhelmsen Thorvald Wilhelmsen (14 February 1912 – 13 September 1996) was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres. He represented the club Grue-Finnskog IL. He never participated in the Summer Olympics, but finished seventh a ...

(1912–1996), Norwegian long-distance runner *Thorvald the Red, a fictional Viking on the TV series ''

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'' *

Jürgen Thorwald Jürgen Thorwald (born Heinz Bongartz, October 28, 1915 – April 4, 2006) was a German writer, journalist and historian known for his works describing the history of forensic medicine and of World War II. Thorwald was a native of Solingen, Rhen ...

(1915–2006) a German writer, journalist and historian *

Turoldus Turoldus, or Turold, is the name traditionally given to the author of the 11th-century French poem the ''Song of Roland''. Efforts to make a convincing further identification of the identity of Turoldus have failed. The Latin form ''Turoldus'' is e ...

, a variant of "Thorvald", was the traditional name of the author of the medieval ''Chanson de Roland'' (also Théroulde, Troude, Théroude, Thouroude)

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