Thorfinn
Thorfinn was Macbeth's cousin, and helped defeat Duncan during the Battle of Bothgoanan. Soon after Macbeth becomes High King of Scotland, Thorfinn was granted basic autonomy over Orkney. [1]
He was killed seventeen years later at Dunsinane, the same day Macbeth was declared dead by Canmore.
He was married to Ingibjorg. [2]
Appearances
- "Fools Rush In..." (Mentioned Only)
Real World Background
Thorfinn was the son of Sigurd Hlodvisson, jarl of Orkney, who was slain at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
A few historians have speculated that Thorfinn and Macbeth were the same person under different aliases. (Dorothy Dunnett's historical novel King Hereafter took this approach.)
See Also
- Thorfinn at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
