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Þröstur Johannesson
Þröstur is am Icelandic language masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (born 1961), Icelandic actor * Þröstur Johannesson (born 1955), Icelandic cross-country skier * Þröstur Þórhallsson (born 1969), Icelandic chess grandmaster {{DEFAULTSORT:Throstur Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Language
Icelandic (; is, Ãslenska, link=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language. Due to being a West Scandinavian language, it is most closely related to Faroese, western Norwegian dialects, and the extinct language, Norn. The language is more conservative than most other Germanic languages. While most of them have greatly reduced levels of inflection (particularly noun declension), Icelandic retains a four- case synthetic grammar (comparable to German, though considerably more conservative and synthetic) and is distinguished by a wide assortment of irregular declensions. Icelandic vocabulary is also deeply conservative, with the country's language regulator maintaining an active policy of coining terms based on older Icelandic words rather than directly taking in loanwords from other languages. Since the written language has not changed much, Icelandic speakers can read classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (English transliteration: Thröstur Leó Gunnarsson; born 23 April 1961 in ReykjavÃk), is an Icelandic stage, film and television actor. Early life Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson graduated from the Icelandic School of Drama in 1985. He then began his career onstage at the Leikfélag ReykjavÃkur, Reykjavik's premier theatre company, where he appeared in productions as: John Steinbeck's' ''The Grapes of Wrath'', William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', Molière's ''Tartuffe'', Anton Chekhov's '' Platonov'' and Birgir Sigurðsson's . Stage and film career Gunnarsson's first film role came in the 1986 Hilmar Oddsson-directed drama ''Eins og skepnan deyr'' (English release title: ''The Beast''). He then followed in a number of films and television movies. He is possibly best recalled internationally for his roles in Baltasar Kormákur's 2000 romantic comedy ''101 ReykjavÃk'', opposite Spanish actress Victoria Abril, Kormákur's 2002 drama '' Hafið'' (English releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þröstur Johannesson
Þröstur is am Icelandic language masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (born 1961), Icelandic actor * Þröstur Johannesson (born 1955), Icelandic cross-country skier * Þröstur Þórhallsson (born 1969), Icelandic chess grandmaster {{DEFAULTSORT:Throstur Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Throstur Thorhallsson
Thröstur Thórhallsson ( Icelandic orthography: ''Þrostur Þorhallsson''; born 19 March 1969) is an Icelandic chess grandmaster. He was Icelandic Chess Champion in 2012. Chess career Born in 1969, Thröstur obtained the international master title in 1987, followed by the grandmaster title in 1996. His peak rating is 2510, set in July 1997. He won the Icelandic Chess Championship The Icelandic Chess Championship is usually held in ReykjavÃk. It is organised by the Icelandic Chess Federation (ICF), the body responsible for holding national chess events and for representing Icelandic chess at the World Chess Federation (FIDE ... in 2012. He is the No. 9 ranked Icelandic player as of September 2020. References External links * * 1969 births Living people Throstur Thorhallsson Chess Grandmasters Throstur Thorhallsson {{Iceland-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Masculine Given Names
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic alphabet * Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle Icelandic cattle ( is, Ãslenskur nautgripur ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide va ..., a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
