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Adventurers: Thuridur Einarsdottir

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The Legend of Thur d'Ether

Thur d'Ether and her brother took command of their father's fishing business when they were still teenagers. She proved to be a skilled fisherwoman which impressed her father, especially when he saw her bringing in more catches at the end of a long day than the rest of his crew. He got her properly fitting fishing gear and officially hired her as a deckhand. Not long after she became a permanent part of the crew, her father died of leprosy. In 1799, a storm surge came crashing over the south coast of Iceland, and a great flood swept over Thur d’Ether's community. It stole the family's boat out to sea, leaving Thur d

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