Thorfinn Karlsefni (Old Norse: Þorfinnr Karlsefni, Icelandic: Þorfinnur Karlsefni) was an Icelandic explorer who circa 1010 AD led an attempt to settle Vinland with three ships and 160 settlers. Among the settlers were Freydís Eiríksdóttir and Thorvald Eriksson, half-sister and brother of Leif Eriksson.

In the early twentieth century, Einar Jónsson, an Icelandic sculptor, created a statue of Thorfinn Karlsefni which was placed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

See also

• Erik the Red
• Flateyjarbók
• Hauksbók
• Leif Eriksson
• Vinland
• Vinlands saga
• Vikings
• Snorri
• Bjarni Herjólfsson

History of Iceland | Icelandic explorers | Viking exploration of North America

Thorfinn Karlsefni