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Bård Henriksen
Bård is a Norwegian masculine given name. It is a Norwegian form of the Old Norse name ''Bárðr''. Sometimes it also appears as a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Bård Borgersen (born 1972), Norwegian football player * Bård Breien (born 1971), Norwegian film director * Bård Breivik (1948–2016), Norwegian sculptor * Bård "Faust" Eithun (born 1974), Norwegian drummer * Bård Eker (born 1961), Norwegian industrial designer and entrepreneur * Bård Jørgen Elden (born 1968), Norwegian Nordic combined skier * Bård Finne (born 1995), Norwegian football player * Bård Hoksrud (born 1973), Norwegian politician * Bård Tufte Johansen (born 1969), Norwegian comedian * Bård Kvalheim (born 1973), Norwegian middle-distance runner * Bård Lahn (born 1983), Norwegian environmentalist * Bård Aasen Lødemel (born 1976), Norwegian DJ and music producer known professionally as Skatebård * Bård Løken (born 1964), Norwegian photographer * Bård Mikkelsen (born 1948), Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Language
Norwegian ( no, norsk, links=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties; some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are not mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Today there are two official forms of ''written'' Norwegian, (literally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skatebård
Skatebård is the pseudonym of the Norwegian DJ and producer Bård Aasen Lødemel. Skatebård was born in 1976 in Harstad, grew up in Hovdebygda, but has since relocated to Bergen. Skatebård is well known for being a part of the hip-hop act Side Brok formed together with Sjef R and Thorstein Hyl III, but he is also a notable electronic artist who generally fits into the Italo disco genre. Skatebård is the founder of the record label Digitalo Enterprises. Selected discography *(2015) Skatebård - CDIII (Balsa Wood) *(2011) Skatebård - Vill Stil (Digitalo Enterprises) *(2010) Skatebård - The Starwatcher EP (Luna Flicks) *(2008) Skatebård - Cosmos (Digitalo Enterprises) *(2007) Skatebård - Love Attack EP (Digitalo Enterprises) *(2007) Skatebård - Marimba/Pagans (Supersoul Recordings) *(2007) Skatebård - Vuelo EP (Radius Belgium) *(2006) Skatebård - June Nights South of Siena (Sex Tags Mania) *(2006) Skatebård - Midnight Magic (Digitalo Enterprises) *(2006) Skatebård - Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Ylvisåker
Ylvis () are a Norwegian comedy duo consisting of brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker. They debuted as professional variety artists in 2000 and have since appeared in several countries in variety shows, comedy concerts, television shows, radio shows and music videos. They hosted the Norwegian talk show (''Tonight with Ylvis'') (2011–2016). Their song and music video "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)", written and filmed for the talk show, went viral on YouTube in September 2013. The video currently has over 1 billion views . They released an album called '' Ylvis: Volume I'', a compilation of ten older singles. In 2018, the brothers released a series titled ''Stories from Norway'', in which they collected headlining stories from Norway and presented them as short musical documentaries. Early life and debut Vegard Urheim (born 19 May 1979 in Trondheim) and Bård Urheim Ylvisåker (born 21 March 1982 in Bergen) were born to parents (Hans Terje Ylvisåker and Helga Urheim) f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Vonen
Bård Vonen (born 15 November 1955) is a Norwegian épée fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1955 births Living people Norwegian male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Norway Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bergen 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Torstensen
Bård Torstensen (born 13 September 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and record producer, best known as a founder and longtime member of the rap metal band Clawfinger. Torstensen also plays guitar in the ice skate-country band Melkesyra and the jazz/metal band Okavango, both of which are from his home town. Before founding Clawfinger in 1990 with Zak Tell (lead vocals), Jocke Skog (keyboards) and Erlend Ottem (guitar), he and Ottem played in a local band named Theo. This band made only one single and one LP, ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' (1988). Torstensen is a known activist in his home town Arendal, and is engaged in preserving his community Barbu by working to stop new building plans. Equipment and gear During his time in Clawfinger, he can mostly be seen playing various Gibson Les Pauls, most mostly relied on Gibson Les Paul Studios. He could also be seen playing Les Paul Customs and Standards, as well as an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Baritone which was used for songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Tønder
Bård Tønder (born 1 May 1948) is a Norwegian judge. He was born in Sjøvegan, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1975. He worked in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1976 to 1978, as an attorney in Trondenes from 1971 to 1981, in the Office of the Attorney General of Norway from 1985 and as a Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ... Justice from 2006 to his retirement at age 70. References 1948 births Living people People from Salangen Supreme Court of Norway justices Norwegian civil servants 20th-century Norwegian lawyers 21st-century Norwegian lawyers {{norway-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Vegar Solhjell
Bård Vegar Solhjell (born 22 December 1971) is a former Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. He served as Minister of Education from 2007 to 2009, and as Minister of the Environment from 2012 to 2013, both in Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. Starting in March 2018, he is the Secretary General oWWF Norway Biography Solhjell was born in Kristiansand, and grew up in Sunnfjord in Sogn and Fjordane, Western Norway. Solhjell holds a master's degree in political science, with emphasis on Sociology, Comparative Politics, and History of ideas, at both the University of Oslo and the University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 .... He has worked as a teacher, and in the postal service. Solhjell was elected to Parliament in 2009 for Akershus County. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Øistensen
Bård Øistensen (born 1951) is a Norwegian civil servant. He holds a cand.sociol. degree from the University of Oslo. He worked in the housing etat of Oslo municipality, and also as a researcher in Byggforsk, before being hired as director of Region East in the Norwegian State Housing Bank in 2001. He was later director of strategy and vice chief executive. In 2010 the chief executive Geir Barvik was appointed as the director of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity The Directorate of Integration and Diversity ( no, Integrerings- og mangfoldsdirektoratet) is a Norwegian government agency which is responsible for implementing public policy concerning refugees and integration. It is subordinate to the Ministry ..., and Øistensen served as acting chief executive. In December 2010 he got the position as chief executive on a permanent basis. References 1951 births Living people University of Oslo alumni Norwegian civil servants Directors of government agenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Nesteng
Bård Magnus Nesteng (born 14 May 1979, in Fredrikstad, Norway) is a Norwegian archer. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Personal life Nesteng was born in Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ... on 14 May 1979. References External links * * Norwegian male archers 1979 births Living people Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Norway Sportspeople from Fredrikstad Archers at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Norway 21st-century Norwegian people {{Norway-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Mikkelsen
Bård Martin Mikkelsen (born 31 May 1948) is a Norwegian businessperson. He has been the chief executive officer of Widerøe (1988–1997), the Ulstein Group (1997–1999), Oslo Energi Holding (1999–2001) and Statkraft (2001–2010). Biography He was born in Oslo, but grew up in Sarpsborg, in the neighborhood Hafslund. His father spent his career in the company Hafslund. Bård Mikkelsen took his education at the Befalsskolen for Kavaleriet and Norwegian Military Academy, and worked in the Norwegian Army, among others in Hærens Fallskjermjegerskole. As a continuation of this he has been an active skydiver, and in 1986 he became an instructor in tandem skydiving. His last dive was in 1994 over Antarctica. He left the military in 1977, and became a sales engineer in Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker. The next year he became "personal director" in Norzink in Odda. He was later promoted to assisting director. In 1984 he became director of DnC's department in Gjøvik. In line with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Løken
Bård Løken (born 6 February 1964 in Vadsø) is a Norwegian photographer, living in Elverum. He has worked as a photographer since 1985. He has taken pictures for a number of books, and worked with some of Norway's best known authors since the start of the 1990s. Løken mainly deals with nature and landscape photography. He has also been picture editor for the last four issues of NAF Veibok. Løken is a member of Norske Naturfotografer and signed to the picture agency Samfoto . Bibliography * ''Oslomarka – Årstidene, naturen, stemningene'', Ernst G. Mortensens forlag, Oslo (1993) * ''Markaboka'' (with Jørn Areklett Omre), Orion Forlag, Oslo (1995) * ''Jotunheimen, bill.mrk. 2469'' (with Erlend Loe), Orion Forlag, Oslo (2000) * ''Med kamera i naturen'', Naturforlaget, Oslo (2001) * ''Norway: facing the north'' (with Trym Ivar Bergsmo), Culture and art publishing house, Beijing, China (2001) * ''Norske omveier – i blues og bilder'' (with Lars Saabye Christensen), Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bård Lahn
Bård Lappegård Lahn (born 26 May 1983 in Stange, Norway) is a Norwegian environmentalist and writer. He is a researcher at CICERO Center for international climate research in Oslo, with a research focus on climate politics, sociology, and Science and Technology Studies. He has previously worked as an adviser on international climate policy in the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, and from 2006 to 2008 he was chairman of the environmental NGO Natur og Ungdom. Prior to his leadership he had been deputy chairman since 2003 and an active member of Natur og Ungdom since the mid-1990s. Lahn has served on several boards, including the board of the Sophie Prize, and is currently chairman of the board for the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges. In the early 1990s, he had his own section in the children's TV show Newtons Hage on the Norwegian TV channel Norsk Rikskringkasting NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
