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Auður (other)
''Auður'' (Modern Icelandic spelling) or ''Auðr'' (Old Icelandic spelling) is an Old Norse- Icelandic female personal name. It also has the variant forms ''Unnr'' (Old Icelandic) and ''Unnur'' (Modern Icelandic). It is sometimes rendered as ''Aud'', ''Audr'', or ''Unn'' in English and in other languages. People and characters from medieval sources * Auðr (mythology), the son of Nótt and Naglfari in ''Snorra Edda'' * Auðr in djúpauðga Ívarsdóttir, settler of Iceland * Auðr in djúpauðga Ketilsdóttir (834-900 AD), the wife of Olaf the White of Dublin, "King" of Ireland Post-medieval Icelandic women * Auður Auðuns (1911–1999), lawyer and politician * Auður Laxness (1918–2012), writer and craftsperson * Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (born 1958), writer and professor of art history * Auður Jónsdóttir (born 1973), writer Organisations * Auður Capital, financial service company * Nidingr (band), a band formerly known as ''Audr'' See also * Unnur Unnur is a given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their Viking expansion, overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid-to-late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old West Norse, ''Old West Norse'' or ''Old West Nordic'' (often referred to as ''Old Norse''), Old East Norse, ''Old East Norse'' or ''Old East Nordic'', and ''Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Language
Icelandic (; is, íslenska, 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] |
Unnur
Unnur is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Unnur Benediktsdottir Bjarklind (1881–1946), Icelandic poet and prose writer who wrote as Hulda *Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 1984), former winner of the Miss Iceland pageant * Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir (born 1974), Icelandic politician *Unnur Steinsson, Miss Iceland 1983 See also *Auður (other), an Icelandic name of which ''Unnur'' was originally a variant form *Unni - Norwegian equivalent as a given name *Hunnur *Unni (other) Unni may refer to: People * Unni (Indian name) * Unni (Norwegian given name) * Unni (bishop) 9th century German bishop Indian Malayalam films * ''Unni'' (1989 film) * ''Unni'' (2007 film) * ''Unni Vanna Divasam ''Unni Vanna Divasam'' is a 1 ... {{given name Icelandic feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aud (given Name)
Aud is a feminine given name used in Nordic countries. People with the name include: * Aud Alvær (1921–2000), Norwegian politician * Aud Blankholm (born 1947), Norwegian nurse and administrator * Aud Blattmann (1937–2023), Norwegian politician * Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974), Norwegian actress * Aud Voss Eriksen (born 1937), Norwegian politician * Aud Folkestad (born 1953), Norwegian politician * Aud Gaundal (born 1949), Norwegian politician * Aud Groven (born 1942), Norwegian speed skater * Aud Gustad (1917–2000), Norwegian trade unionist and politician * Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade, Viking queen * Aud Hove (born 1970), Norwegian politician * Aud Hvammen (born 1943), Norwegian alpine skier * Aud Korbøl (born 1940), Norwegian sociologist and novelist * Aud Kvalbein (born 1948), Norwegian politician * Aud Schønemann (1922–2006), Norwegian actress * Aud Talle (1944–2011), Norwegian social anthropologist * Aud the Deep-Minded (Ketilsdóttir), leader of sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auðr (mythology)
In Norse mythology, Auðr (Old Norse "prosperity"Simek (2007:22).) is the son of the personified night, Nótt, fathered by Naglfari, and uncle of Thor. Auðr is attested in the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. Attestations In the ''Prose Edda'', Auðr is mentioned three times; once in the book ''Gylfaginning'' and twice in '' Skáldskaparmál''. In chapter 10 of ''Gylfaginning'', High says that, during Nótt's marriage to Naglfari, the couple had a son, Auðr.Faulkes (1995:14). In chapter 32 of ''Skáldskaparmál'', means of referring to Jörð, the personified earth, are provided, including "sister of Auðr" and "sister of Dagr", the personified day. In the same chapter, a work by the 10th century skald Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld is provided that mentions Auðr ("Auðr's splendid sister").Faulkes (1995:90—91). Theories Scholar Rudolf Simek theorizes that Auðr is the invention of Snorri, but says that Snorri's re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auður Auðuns
Auður Auðuns (18 February 1911 – 19 October 1999) was an Icelandic lawyer and politician from the Independence Party. She set several records as she became the first Icelandic woman to obtain a law degree, the first female Mayor of Reykjavík and the first female cabinet member in Iceland when she became Minister of Justice and Church in the short-lived cabinet of Jóhann Hafstein 1970–71. Auður grew up in Isafjördur in the remote Westfjords in North-Western Iceland as the daughter of Margrét Guðrún Jónsdóttir and Jón Auðunn Jónsson, an MP for first the Conservative Party and from 1929 onwards for its successor the Independence Party. At 14 she went to live with relatives in Reykjavík in order to pursue an academic education. Auður graduated from the prestigious Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 1929 and got a law degree from the University of Iceland in 1935. She then spent a year studying Icelandic rhetoric and speech patterns in her hometown before she marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auður Laxness
Auður Sveinsdóttir Laxness (20 July 1918 – 29 October 2012) was an Icelandic writer and craftswoman, credited with influencing the design and popularity of the Icelandic Lopapeysa sweater during the mid-20th century. Her husband was Icelandic Nobel Literature laureate Halldór Laxness, and Auður worked as his secretary and writing collaborator for many years. In 2002, Auður received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon for her contributions to Icelandic culture. Early life and marriage Auður was born in the Icelandic village of Eyrarbakki on 20 July 1918, to Halldóra Kristín Jónsdóttir and Sveinn Guðmundsson. Her father was a blacksmith and when she was seven years old they moved to Vesturbær, the west-end of Reykjavík. She attended the University of Iceland and passed an examination at the to become an X-ray technician. She began working as an X-ray specialist at the National University Hospital of Iceland in the late 1930s and would work there for twelve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (born 1958) is an Icelandic professor of art history, a novelist, playwright and poet. She received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for ''Hotel Silence'' in 2018 and the Médicis Foreign Award for ''Miss Iceland'' in 2019. Early life and education Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir was born in 1958, in Reykjavík. She studied history of art at Sorbonne, Paris, France. Career Auður works as an assistant professor of art history at the University of Iceland. For a time, she was the director of the university's Art Museum. Her first novel ''Upphækkuð jörð'' (''Raised Earth'') was published in 1998. It set the stage for her future works in its fine dissection of the smaller things in life. Her book ''Rigning í nóvember'' (''Butterflies in November'') was lauded as a "moving, layered and optimistic piece of writing". The book won the Tómas Guðmundsson Literary Award. In 2009, she published ''Afleggjarinn'' (''The Greenhouse'') to mixed reviews. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auður Jónsdóttir
Auður Jónsdóttir (born 30 March 1973) is an Icelandic author. Her novels deal with family, particularly mother-daughter relationships. Career Auður's debut novel, ''Bliss'' (Stjórnlaus Lukka), was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in 1998. In 2002 she wrote the children's book ''One self is the strangest of all'' (Skrýtnastur er maður sjálfur), a portrait of her grandfather, the Nobel prize-winning author Halldor Laxness. The People in the Basement won the 2004 Icelandic Literary Prize followed by a nomination for Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2006. It came out and was very well received in Denmark and Sweden in the same year. ''Wintersun'' (''Vetrarsól''), received positive reviews in Der Spiegel and Hamburger Abendblatt among others. In 2009, Auður worked at the Reykjavik City Theater as an in-house writer for one year resulting in a play being adapted from ''The People in the Basement'' in the following year. The show was a huge success w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auður Capital
Auður Capital was a financial service company, founded in 2007 by two Icelandic businesswomen, with the aim of incorporating feminine values into finance. Halla Tómasdóttir Halla Tómasdóttir (born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic business person and public speaker. She is a former member of the founding team of Reykjavík University in 1998. Halla also co-founded Auður Capital, an investment firm. Halla announc ... was Auður's executive chairman and Kristín Pétursdóttir was the company CEO. The company offered wealth management, private equity advice and corporate advice. It attempted to correct what it perceived as a historic lack of balance and diversity in the financial sector. The founders blamed the 2007 financial downturn on high-risk behavior, short-term orientation and a narrow definition of results which had driven the financial sector for the past years. Auður succeeded in preserving the funds of its clients when the Icelandic banks collapsed in October 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
