This illustrates dates to around 1846 and shows Biorn sending presents to Thurida and her son. The characters involved are Northmen or Norse Vikings. According to the sagas, it was in the 900s Biorn Asbrand was the hero of Breidviking and a brave soldier. He was said to have fallen in love with Thurida, whife of Thorodd, a Dublin merchant settled in Iceland. Biorn was driven away from Iceland and in a later meeting with Gudlief gave him a gold ring for Thurida and a sword for her son Kiartan. Gudlief took them to Iceland and delivered them.

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Keywords: 10th, 900s, asbrand, biorn, biron, breidviking, century, folktale, gudlief, hero, kiartan, legend, myth, mythology, norse, northmen, presents, son, thrdd, thurida, vikings