Thorkel or
Thorkell (Þórkæll / Þorkell) is an
Old Norse masculine
personal name. Among the more famous holders of the name are:
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Thorkel of Namdalen, ninth-century jarl and father of Ketil Trout.
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Thorkell Súrsson, tenth-century and character in the Gísla saga.
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Thorkell Eyjólfsson, Icelandic Gothi of the late tenth and early eleventh century, husband of Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir and stepfather of Bolli Bollason.
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Thorkell Arden, eleventh-century progenitor of the Arden family, one of only three Anglo-Saxon noble families to survive the Norman Conquest with their position and properties intact. Distant ancestor of the playwright William Shakespeare.
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Thorkell the Tall, eleventh-century Jomsviking leader and jarl.
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Thorkell Leifsson, Gothi of the eleventh century and son of explorer Leif Eriksson.
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Thorkel Fóstri ("Foster-father Thorkel"), foster father of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Jarl of Orkney c. 1020–1064.
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Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic composer.
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Thorkell ( Vinland Saga), a fictional character from the manga series Vinland Saga
