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Thorfinn | Thorfinnson

Using Thorfinn

  • In the example corpus, thorfinn often appears in combinations such as: thorfinn karlsefni, thorfinn has, thorfinn is.

Context around Thorfinn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

earl 2× named 2× conversation 1× underdog 1× took 1× character 1× finale 1× unlike 1×

Often after:

karlsefni 3× pokes 1× hostage 1× recently 1× merely 1× einar 1× may 1× skull 1× died 1×

Sentence patterns with Thorfinn

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

icelander named thorfinn karlsefni who 2× by earl thorfinn in 1064 1× earl thorfinn may have 1× farmland that thorfinn is tilling 1× focused on thorfinn and his 1× harmless conversation thorfinn pokes and 1× interest in thorfinn which started 1× is to thorfinn what he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the next winter 2× continue the viking 1× earl thorfinn may 1× his real life 1× however the mercenaries 1× if you don 1×

Common sentence endings:

a new one 1× as a result 1× bridge in 1066 1× build that colony 1× destroyed his hope 1× earn his freedom 1×

Words around Thorfinn

Just before it in the word index:

thoreson 3 thorens 6 thorenext 2 thoren 4 thoreen 3 thorecoin 3

Just after it in the word index:

thorfinnson 2 thorgan 4 thorgerson 4 thorgren 2 thorhall 4 thoria 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 24 aardman 24 abbess 24 abbo 24 abena 24 aberg 24

Corpus analysis for Thorfinn

  • In this selection, "thorfinn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, earl, named, conversation, karlsefni, pokes and hostage stand out and add context to how "thorfinn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include icelander named thorfinn karlsefni who and by earl thorfinn in 1064. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thorfinn" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thorfinn

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thorfinn's growth throughout the two seasons is a joy to witness. (12 words)

However, the mercenaries decided to play dirty, and one of them took Thorfinn hostage. (14 words)

If you don't get it, Hild is to Thorfinn what he was to Askeladd. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Robbed of his revenge in the first season finale, Thorfinn recently has had to jump through quite the hoop in an effort to chat with King Canute, giving the protagonist his shining moment as a result. (36 words)

With enough interest in Thorfinn, which started off as a relatively harmless conversation; Thorfinn pokes and prods enough at Canute to get him to speak his mind even with a stutter. (31 words)

In the fourth episode of’s second season, the main character Thorfinn has just had his shirt ripped apart by a cruel soldier named Fox and needs a new one. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

With enough interest in Thorfinn, which started off as a relatively harmless conversation; Thorfinn pokes and prods enough at Canute to get him to speak his mind even with a stutter.

His real-life inspiration did that, after all, and the underdog Thorfinn has nothing to lose and everything to gain by crossing the sea to build that colony.

However, the mercenaries decided to play dirty, and one of them took Thorfinn hostage.

In the fourth episode of’s second season, the main character Thorfinn has just had his shirt ripped apart by a cruel soldier named Fox and needs a new one.

Robbed of his revenge in the first season finale, Thorfinn recently has had to jump through quite the hoop in an effort to chat with King Canute, giving the protagonist his shining moment as a result.

The quick-thinking team then decided to transfer the working bow thruster from the Sigurd to the Thorfinn.

Thorfinn is a deadly fighter with his twin knives and was hellbent on revenge, but there's more to him than that.

Thorfinn merely thinks his life is worthless, but that's because of all his grief and trauma, which destroyed his hope.

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Thorfinn's growth throughout the two seasons is a joy to witness.

Unlike Thorfinn, Einar finds strength in his emotions, raging at those who have taken away his freedom and finding any way to fight.

With the first season finale throwing a monkey wrench into the anime protagonist's goals, these latest episodes have mostly focused on Thorfinn and his new friend Olmar farming.

If you don't get it, Hild is to Thorfinn what he was to Askeladd.

It turns out Canute wants to seize the very farmland that Thorfinn is tilling to earn his freedom.

Continue the Viking trail into Birsay village, where St Magnus Church stands on the site of an earlier church built by Earl Thorfinn in 1064.

Earl Thorfinn may have been a grandson of Malcolm II and thus Malcolm's cousin.

The King summoned the jarl Sigurd the StoutSigurd the Stout was Thorfinn Skull-splitter's grandson. and said, "I order you and all your subjects to be baptised.

The next winter, Gudrid marries a visiting Icelander named Thorfinn Karlsefni, who agrees to undertake a major expedition to Vinland, taking livestock.

The next winter, Gudrid marries a visiting Icelander named Thorfinn Karlsefni, who, with his business partner Snorri Thorbrandsson, agrees to undertake a major expedition to the new land, taking livestock.

Thorfinn died around 1065 and his sons Paul and Erlend succeeded him, fighting at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.

When spring comes, Thorhall Gamlason, the Icelander, wants to sail north round Kjalarnes to seek Vinland, while Thorfinn Karlsefni prefers to sail southward down the east coast.

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Common combinations with thorfinn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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