Thorkell the Tall
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title:
Thorkell the Tall
text:
Thorkell the Tall, also known as Thorkell the High in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, was a prominent member of the Jomsviking order and a notable lord. He was a son of the Scanian chieftain Strut-Harald, and a brother of Jarl Sigvaldi, Hemingr and Tófa. Thorkell was the chief commander of the Jomsvikings and the legendary stronghold Jomsborg, on the Island of Wollin. He is also credited as having received the young Cnut the Great into his care and taken Cnut on raids. The Encomium Emmae, a document
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description:
Prominent Viking mercenary
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorkell_the_Tall
date created:
2004-11-06T12:34:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T20:19:24Z
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