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Thorir Ásvaldsson

Also Known As: "Øxna-Tore", "Øksne-Thorir", "Oxna-Þórir", "Okse-Tore"
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Birthplace: Vest-Agder, Norway
Death: Eidbo, Sola, Rogaland, Norge (Norway)
Immediate Family:

Son of Asvald
Husband of Nn
Father of Raudulv Toresson; Ulf Oxen-Thorirsson and Asvald Oxen-Thorirsson
Brother of Naddodd Ásvaldsson

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About Oxna-Thórir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eorvaldr_%C3%81svaldsson

Thorvald Asvaldsson (Old Norse: Þórvaldr Ásvaldsson) was the father of the colonizer of Greenland, Erik the Red, and grandfather of Leif Ericson, who visited North America centuries before Christopher Columbus. Thorvald's father was Ásvald Ulfsson, whose father was Ulf Oxen-Thorisson, whose father was Oxen-Thorir, brother of Naddodd, discoverer of Iceland.


translated from https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorvald_%C3%85svaldsson

According to Eirik Raude's saga Thorvald Åsvaldsson's father was Ásvald Úlfsson, son of Ulf, the son of ØKSNES-Tore (Oxna-Thorir), brother of Naddodd, the Norwegian Viking from Agder who according to Landnåmaboka discovered Iceland in the 800s.



Øksne Torer, Öxne Thorir, Øxna Tore, Okse Tore.

https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidbo#Sagnet_om_Okse-Tore

http://www.tvedestrand.kommune.no/aktuelt/okse-tore.aspx

Öxne means ox or bull

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Oxna-Thórir's Timeline

810
810
Vest-Agder, Norway
840
840
Sola, Rogaland, Norge (Norway)
850
850
Sola, Rogaland, Norway
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Eidbo, Sola, Rogaland, Norge (Norway)
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