In what country was the father of Thorvald Eiriksson born?
Thorvald Eiriksson Thorvald Eiriksson (Old Norse: "Þōrvaldr Eirikssonr" ; Icelandic: "Þorvaldur Eiríksson" ) was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson.
Thorstein the Red Thorstein the Red or Thorstein Olafsson was a viking chieftain who flourished in late ninth-century Scotland. He was born around 850 AD and was the son of Olaf the White, King of Dublin, and Aud the Deep-minded, who was the daughter of Ketil Flatnose. After the death of Olaf, Aud and Thorstein went to live in the Hebrides, then under Ketil's rule.