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Egil (given Name)
Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to: People Various *Ongentheow (died 515), legendary Swedish king Egil *Egil, brother of Volund, legendary archer of Germanic mythology *Egil, leader of Mechonis and antagonist in ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' *Egil (Hymiskvida), a character in the poem ''Hymiskvida'' *Egil One-Hand, Viking Berserker from Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana * Egil of Fulda (died 822), abbot and hagiographer, wrote the ''Vita Sturmi'' *Egil Aarvik (1912–1990), Norwegian politician * Egil Bjerklund (born 1933), Norwegian ice hockey player *Egil Eide (1868–1946), Norwegian actor and film director * Egil Werner Erichsen (1901–2000), Norwegian corporate director and politician * Egil Eriksen (1909–1996), Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party * Egil Fjetland (born 1962), Norwegian footballer *Egil Gjelland (born 1973), former Norwegian biathlete * Egil Halmøy (1901–1984), Norwegian politician ... [...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] |
Egil Helle
Egil Helle (28 April 1923 – 2006) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, information worker and biographer. He was born in Bergen. He started his journalist career in 1942, during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, in the illegal press. The name of his illegal newspaper changed several times, from ''Ukenytt'' via ''Norges Demring'' to ''Fram''. He had to flee to Sweden towards the end of World War II. After the war he worked as a journalist in ''Bergens Arbeiderblad'' from 1945 to 1952 and in ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1952 to 1961. He was then the editor-in-chief of ''Bergens Arbeiderblad'' from 1961 to 1964, before working on the editor's board of ''Arbeiderbladet'' from 1964 to 1975. He was the press spokesman in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1978, and information director in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy from 1978 to 1991. He was the first to hold this post in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and saw seven government ministers come and go during his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Lærum
Egil Lærum (11 August 1921 – 27 November 1954) was a Norwegian footballer, ski jumper and athlete. In association football, he played the wing half position for the clubs Vålerengen and Larvik Turn. Eika also won 16 caps for Norway. In ski jumping, he won the "women's cup" in 1947 and finished eighth in the Holmenkollen event in 1948. He represented the clubs Stranden IL and Vikersund IF in skiing. In athletics, he won the Norwegian junior championship in javelin throw in 1946. He represented Larvik Turn in athletics as well. He also competed in team handball, bandy, gymnastics, swimming and dogsled racing. He was awarded the prize for versatility, Egebergs Ærespris The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigr ..., in 1950. He died in 1954, 33 years old, after a long-term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Krogh
Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. (August 3, 1939 – January 18, 2020) was an American lawyer who became infamous as an official of the Nixon Administration and who was imprisoned for his part in the Watergate Affair. He was Senior Fellow on Ethics and Leadership at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and Counselor to the Director at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership. Krogh co-authored the book ''Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House'' with his son Matthew. The book is the basis for the HBO series ''White House Plumbers''. Early life Krogh was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Josephine (Woolling) and Egil Einar Krogh, a Norwegian immigrant and a businessman. His father was an executive with Marshall Field, and was transferred to Seattle, Washington. Krogh was a decent runner, with a best of 4:28 for the mile in high school. Education He graduated with the highest honors from Principia College, Elsah, Illinois in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Kraggerud
Egil Kraggerud (born 7 July 1939) is a Norwegian philologist. He was born in Hemnes as a son of dentist John Kraggerud (1903–1991) and teacher Borghild Johanne Westeren (1904–1988). He took the examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1957, and studied classical philology for five years at the University of Oslo. He took examinations in Latin and Greek in 1963 and 1964, but not the cand.philol. degree. Nonetheless, he was hired as a research fellow in 1965 and took the dr.philos. degree in 1968 with the thesis ''Aeneisstudien'', a study of Virgil's ''Aeneid''. In June 1963 he married teacher Ellen Beate Sinding-Larsen, and became a son-in-law of Henning Sinding-Larsen. Their son Henning Kraggerud is a notable violinist. At the University of Oslo, Kraggerud was promoted to lecturer in 1967 and professor already in 1969, succeeding an important teacher of his, Leiv Amundsen. He has translated works by Virgil, Aeschylus, Euripides and Boethius, and has also studied Horace, Tacit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Kjølner
Egil Kjølner (8 January 1920 – 25 February 2010) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was born in Fredrikstad, but moved to Bærum in 1927. He was a member of Bærum municipal council for twenty years and Akershus county council for eight years. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. He was a secondary school headmaster from 1969 to 1980, and was also active in the Salvation Army. He was decorated with the Order of the Founder as well as the HM The King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold .... Not long before his death he was said to be the only living Norwegian with the Order of the Founder. He died in February 2010. References 1920 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Kapstad
Egil Kapstad (6 August 1940 – 13 July 2017) was a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He wrote the music for more than 50 theatre productions, and composed for film and television drama. Kapstad composed classical works for orchestra, choir, string quartet, and smaller ensembles, and was a chief executive of the association ''Ny Musikk''. He worked as a host in television for NRK. Egil Kapstad's Trio worked as a small orchestra in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix of 1965. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) (in Norwegian) Career Kapstad was born in Oslo, Norway. He taught jazz history and improvisation at the Musikkonservatoriet i Kristiansand and performed as a pianist on more than 60 albums. Kapstad worked with jazz musician such as Karin Krog, Chet Baker, Red Mitchell, Bjørn Johansen, Bjarne Nerem, Jon Larsen and Magni Wentzel, being also known for his longstanding collaboration with poet Jan Erik Vold. Kapstad received many awards and honors. He received No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Johansen (orienteer)
Egil Johansen (born 18 August 1954) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1976 and 1978 Individual World Orienteering Championships,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966–2006 (Retrieved on December 14, 2007) as well as getting silver medal in 1979. He was Relay World Champion in 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, and also have a silver medal from 1976. He won nine national championships (1975–1980) and has served as coach for the Norwegian national team (from 1992). He has his education from the |
Egil Johansen (footballer)
Egil Johansen (born 30 April 1962) is a Norwegian football player. He was born in Oslo. He played for the club Vålerengen, and also for the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 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 ... in Los Angeles. References External links * 1962 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Vålerenga Fotball players Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Norway Association football midfielders {{Norway-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Johansen (musician)
Egil "Bop" Johansen (11 January 1934 – 4 December 1998) was a Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer, teacher, composer, and arranger. Life Johansen was born in Oslo. He was considered already in his teens as one of the best drummers and was a professional musician from the age of 16. He received the nickname "Bop" because he was especially good at playing bebop. He was always open to the new styles of jazz that he encountered. His professional career started in Einar Stenberg’s orchestra in the summer of 1950 with ''Svalerødkilens badhotell'' and continued in the autumn with ''Svaes Danseskole'', after which he joined Egil Monn-Iversen’s orchestra and Kjell Johansen’s experimental band for 1951-1953. He played in Rowland Greenberg’s orchestra in 1952. He moved to Sweden in 1954 at the invitation of Simon Brehm. He entered immediately into collaboration with the Swedish jazz elite of Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Rune Gustafsson, Georg Riedel, Jan Johansson and others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Remi Jensen
Egil Remi Jensen (born 6 November 1929) is a Norwegian retired newspaper editor. Life and career Egil Remi Jensen was born in Vennesla on 6 November 1929. He was hired as a subeditor in the newspaper ''Fædrelandsvennen'' in 1957, and was the chief editor there from 1979 to 1995. He chaired the Norwegian Press Association from 1987 to 1989. He has also been a board member of the newspaper ''Agder Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...''. References 1929 births Living people Norwegian newspaper editors People from Vest-Agder People from Vennesla {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Jacobsen
Egil Jacobsen (1897 – 27 March 1923) was a Danish chess master. He tied for 5-6th at Horsens 1915 (the 6th Danish Chess Championship, Johannes Giersing won), tied for 9-10th at Copenhagen 1916 (the 9th Nordic Chess Championship, B-tournament, Karl Berndtsson won), and twice won Danish championships at Grenaa 1917 and Copenhagen 1922. He took 5th at Copenhagen 1923 (Aron Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch ( lv, Ārons Nimcovičs, russian: Аро́н Иса́евич Нимцо́вич, ''Aron Isayevich Nimtsovich''; 7 November 1886 – 16 March 1935) was a Latvian-born Danish chess player and writer. In the late 1920s, Nimz ... won), and shared 2nd, behind Erik Andersen, at Copenhagen 1923 (DEN-ch). References External links * (chessgames.com misattributes some 1928 Chess Olympiad games to Egil Jacobsen that were probably played by Ernst Jacobsen instead)Egil Jacobsen at 365Chess.com 1897 births 1923 deaths Danish chess players 20th-century chess players {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
