About this objectGuðríðr Þorbjarnardóttir (c. 980–1019), an Icelandic women of Norwegian descent, is probably best known for her travel and stay in Vinland (Newfoundland) where she bore a son. She later converted to Christianity and, on her return, she sailed to Denmark and then travelled overland on a pilgrimage to Rome where some sources suggest she met the pope. When back in Iceland she founded a nunnery.
Her story is told in the Vinland Sagas—a later copy in the Saga of Eric the Red is shown here.
Date Made1420–50
PeriodViking
Subject and Association KeywordsPilgrimage
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Credit LineÁrni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
