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Thord the Yeller, sons of, 16, 45.

Thorfinn Karlsefni, and Hauk's book, 5; and North America, 11; date of voyages, 12, 43 n.; in Greenland, 30-31; marries Gudrid, 31, 59; voyage, 31-42, 59-62; in Norway, 65; in Iceland, 43, 65; descendants, 43-44, 66.

Thorfinn Karlsefni, saga of, see Eric the Red, saga of.

Thorgeir of Hitardal, 16, 45.

Thorgeir of Thorgeirsfell, 18.

Thorgeir, Vifil's son, in Iceland, 15; marriage, 18.

Thorgest, quarrels with Eric the Red, 16, 45; defeats Eric, 17.

Thorgils, son of Leif, 24.

Thorgunna, 24.

Thorhall the Huntsman, 30; accompanies expedition of Thorfinn Karlsefni, 32; asks aid of Thor, 34; sails in search of Vinland, 34-35; fate, 35; Thorstein Karlsefni goes in search of, 39.

Thorhild, wife of Eric, 15, 23, 45; embraces Christianity, 26.

Thori Eastman, in Greenland, 54; death, 54.

Thorkel, entertains Thorbiorn, 20-21.

Thorlak, Bishop, 43 n.

Thorsnessthing, 16, 45.

Thorstein Ericson, 23; leads expedition towards land discovered by Leif, 26, 56; failure, 27, 56-57; weds Gudrid, 27, 56; in Western Settlement, 27, 57; death, 28-58; prophecy of Gudrid's fate, 29, 58, 59; mentioned, 48.

Thorstein of Lysufirth, entertains Thorstein Ericson and Gudrid, 27-28, 57-58; accompanies Gudrid to Ericsfirth, 59.

Thorstein the Red, and Scots, 14.

Thorvald, father of Eric, goes to Iceland, 15, 45.

Thorvald, son of Eric, and the Uniped, 40; mentioned, 48; voyage to Wineland, 54-56; death, 56.

Thorvald Kodransson, 46.

Thorvard, accompanies expedition of Karlsefni, 32; marriage, 48; and death of Helgi and Finnbogi, 64.

Thurid, daughter of Eyvind Easterling, 14.

Thurid, daughter of Thorbiorn Vifilson, see Gudrid.

Tobacco-smoking, earliest reference, 141 n.

Tordesillas, Treaty of, 323 n., 326 n., 430.

Torres, Antonio de, sent back to Spain, 312 n.; mentioned, 369; and Columbus's letter to sovereigns concerning Demarcation Line, 382.

Torres, Doña Juana de, Columbus's letter to, 369-383.

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