Bjǫrn Ketilsson ( Old Norse : [ˈbjɔrn ˈketelsˌson] ; Modern Icelandic : Björn Ketilsson [ˈpjœ(r)tn̥ ˈcʰɛːtɪlsˌsɔːn] ), nicknamed the Easterner (O.N.: austræni [ˈɔustrɛːne] ; M.I.: [ˈœystraiːnɪ] ), was a Norwegian Viking of the 9th century.
10-673: [REDACTED] Look up Easterner or easterner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Easterner may refer to: a person from the Eastern world a person from the Eastern United States Easterner (MP train) , a Missouri Pacific train; see List of named passenger trains of the United States (D–H) § E Easterner (NYC train) ,
20-483: A Missouri Pacific train; see List of named passenger trains of the United States (D–H) § E Easterner (NYC train) , a New York Central train; see List of named passenger trains of the United States (D–H) § E Easterners (Korean political faction) , a political faction in 16th-century Korea See also [ edit ] Bjǫrn the Easterner , a Viking Vardan Areveltsi , also known as "Vardan
30-425: A New York Central train; see List of named passenger trains of the United States (D–H) § E Easterners (Korean political faction) , a political faction in 16th-century Korea See also [ edit ] Bjǫrn the Easterner , a Viking Vardan Areveltsi , also known as "Vardan the Easterner" The Easterner (newspaper) , the student newspaper of Eastern Washington University Topics referred to by
40-463: A date c884 for Bjorn's voyage to the west. When he reached the Hebrides, he found that his father, Ketill, had already died. Bjorn then sailed to Iceland two years later, where Thorolf granted him land on Snaefellsnes between Hraunsvík and Hraunsfjord. Eyrbyggja Saga and Laxdaela Saga concern, respectively, Bjorn's descendants. Bjorn returned to Norway and fought for the return of his father's land, but
50-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Easterner [REDACTED] Look up Easterner or easterner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Easterner may refer to: a person from the Eastern world a person from the Eastern United States Easterner (MP train) ,
60-547: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bj%C7%ABrn the Easterner He was the son of Ketill 'Flatnose' Bjǫrnsson and Yngvild Ketilsdottir. He was the only son of Flatnose Ketil to not be baptised. The Eyrbyggja saga explains his nickname as follows: Bjorn had been fostered in Sweden, and when the family moved to the Hebrides of Scotland, Bjorn remained behind in
70-564: The East. When he rejoined his family in the West, he refused to embrace the Christian faith as the others had done by then. He was given the nickname "The Easterner" to emphasize his 'non-western' attitude. He emigrated to Iceland following his father's expulsion from Norway by King Harald Fairhair ( Harald hårfagre ). Harald confiscated all of Ketil's lands in the north of Norway and outlawed Bjorn
80-543: The Easterner" The Easterner (newspaper) , the student newspaper of Eastern Washington University Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Easterner . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Easterner&oldid=1243559337 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-645: The Easterner, the only one of Ketil's five children who had remained in Norway. Thorolf Mostur-Beard hid Bjorn the Easterner from Harald in Norway until both men were able to emigrate. Thorolf went directly to Iceland in about 882 and settled at Helgafell on the Snaefellsnes peninsula, where Hvammsfjord runs into Breidafjord. Bjorn went to the Hebrides first. Bjorn followed his family to the Hebrides ten years after Ingólfr Arnarson had settled in Iceland. This suggests
100-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Easterner . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Easterner&oldid=1243559337 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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