Bjarni Herjólfsson

Bjarni Herjólfsson (fl. 10th century) was a Norse-Icelandic explorer who is believed to be the first known European discoverer of the mainland of the Americas, which he sighted in 986.

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bjarni.
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