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Thorvald Eiriksson, a Common card
Thorvald Eiriksson was the son of Erik the Red and brother of Leif Erikson.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 42
- DEF
- 16
- Power
- 58
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 58 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Thorvald Eiriksson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thorvald Eiriksson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended 45 · Thorvald Eiriksson 42 · Ray J. Nye 39 · Fargues, Lot 32 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Nicholas Llewelyn Davies. Nicholas Llewelyn Davies 24,000 · Thorvald Eiriksson 13,000 · Ray J. Nye 180 · Monastery of Saint Saviour of Palme 130 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The only Medieval Period source material available regarding Thorvald Eiriksson are the two Vinland sagas, the Greenland Saga and the Saga of Erik the Red.
- Although differing in various detail, according to both sagas Thorvald was part of an expedition for the exploration of Vinland and became the first European to die in North America outside of Greenland.
- The Greenland Saga describes a voyage made by Bjarni Herjolfsson, and the subsequent voyages of Leif Eriksson, his brother Thorvald Eiriksson, his sister Freydís Eiríksdóttir, and the Icelandic merchant Thorfinn Karlsefni.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thorvald Eiriksson article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 42 and blocks with 16: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get Thorvald Eiriksson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Thorvald Eiriksson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Christian Krohg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
