Bjǫrn the Easterner

Bjǫrn Ketilsson (Old Norse: [ˈbjɔrn ˈketelsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Björn Ketilsson [ˈpjœ(r)tn̥ ˈcʰɛːtɪlsˌsɔːn]), nicknamed the Easterner (O.N.: austræni [ˈɔustrɛːne]; M.I.: [ˈœystraiːnɪ]), was a Norwegian Viking of the 9th century.

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