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Egil Willumsen
Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to: Characters * Egil (Hymiskvida), farmer in the poem ''Hymiskvida'' * Egil, brother of Volund, hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga * Egil One-Hand, hero from the Icelandic saga ''Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana'' * Ongentheow, also known as Egil Places * Eğil, a district of Diyarbakır Province, south eastern Turkey * Egil Peak, Sverdrup Mountains, Antarctica Other uses * Egil (given name) *Electrical Generation and Integrated Lighting Systems Engineer, NASA flight controller See also *'' Alt for Egil'', a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik * Egil's Saga, 13th century Icelandic saga * Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery, an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík and founded on April 17, 1913 {{disambiguation, geo ... [...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 (Hymiskvida)
In Norse mythology, Egil is the name of a farmer in the poem '' Hymiskvida'' who looked after Thor's goats while the god was visiting the giant Hymir. Egil is possibly the father of Thor's servants Þjálfi and Röskva due to certain similarities found in Snorri's ''Gylfaginning''. In both poems the gods embark on a journey to visit giants, on the way they stop at the home of a farmer or peasant, and at one point one of Thor's goats becomes lame. ''Hymiskvida'' states that Loki Loki is a god in Norse mythology. According to some sources, Loki is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (mentioned as a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Loki is married to Sigyn and they have two sons, Narfi or Na ... was the cause of the laming, but Egil was held responsible since in the next stanza his two children (who are not named) are taken by Thor into his service just before the end of the poem. Characters in Norse mythology Thor Fictional farmers {{Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil, Brother Of Volund
Egil is a legendary hero of the ''Völundarkviða'' and the '' Thidreks saga''. The name is from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz,https://web.archive.org/web/20110225031159/http://www.sofi.se/servlet/GetDoc?meta_id=1472 (archived link, 25 February 2011) and the same legend is reflected in Old English Ægil of the Franks Casket and Alamannic Aigil of the Pforzen buckle. The Proto-Germanic form of the legend may only be guessed at, but it appears likely that Egil was a renowned archer who defended a keep together with his wife Aliruna, against numerous attackers. The testimony of the Pforzen buckle is uncertain beyond naming ''Aigil'' and ''Ailrun'', possibly adding that they fought a battle at the Ilz river. The Franks Casket shows the scene of Aegil and his wife enclosed in the keep, with Aegil shooting arrows against attacking troops. ''Völundarkviða'' In the ''Völundarkviða'', Egil is a son of a Finn king, his elder brother being Slagfiðr, his younger one Völund. The three broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil One-Hand
Egil One-Hand is a berserker hero from the Icelandic legendary saga Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana. Life Egil was the son of Hring ruler of Småland and Ingibjorg, daughter of Earl Bjarkmar of Gautland. Egil was a troublesome young boy who would often go with a gang of his friends into the woods and kill birds and animals for sport. At the age of twelve, Egil and all his friends had a competition to see who could swim across a large lake near his home. Egil quickly out swam everyone else and found himself lost in a thick fog. He wandered around the water for a few days until finally coming to shore, where he promptly fell asleep from exhaustion. When he awoke he was met by a Giant who forced Egil tend after his many difficult goats, should Egil ever fail in his tending, the Giant promised to murder him. After a year of this Egil attempted to escape, but was caught by the giant within 4 days. The Giant upset at Egil's escape attempt placed two iron clamps, each wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongentheow
Ongentheow (Old English: ''Ongenþeow'', ''Ongenþio'', ''Ongendþeow''; Old Norse: ''Angantýr'') (died ca. 515) was the name of a semi-legendary Swedish king of the house of Scylfings, who appears in Old English sources. He is generally identified with the Swedish king Egil Vendelcrow mentioned in ''Ynglingatal'', ''Historia Norwegiae'' and in ''Ynglinga saga''. The reason why they are thought to have been the same is that each has the same position in the line of Swedish kings and is described as the father of Ohthere and grandfather of Eadgils. The name Ongentheow contains as its second element '' þeōw'' "servant, slave". The first appears to be ''ongēan'' "against, opposite". Old English sources ''Beowulf'' In the Old English epic poem ''Beowulf'', Ongentheow is described as a fearsome warrior, and it took two Geatish warriors Eofor and Wulf Wonreding to take him down. The epic tells that the Geats under their new king Hæþcyn captured the Swedish queen, but o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eğil
Eğil ( Hittite: 𒅔𒃲𒀀𒉿 ''Ingalawa'', ota, اکيل, ku, Egil) is a town and district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. As of 2018, the district's population is 23,369. The elected mayor Mustafa Akkul of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was dismissed on the 23 March 2020 and replaced by a trustee. The current Kaymakam is İdris Arslan. Eğil is an ancient city 50 km away from Diyarbakır with many ancient forts and caves dating to the time of the Armenian kingdom of Sophene. It is identified with Carcathiocerta, the capital of the Kingdom of Sophene, and the ancient Armenian religious center of Angegh-tun (Angełtun). It is known as the "City of Prophets." It has been ruled by the Armenians, the Assyrians, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Abbasids, the Seljuks and the Ottoman Empire. In 2018 parts of a village re-emerged in Eğil in the Çakırören neighbourhood, after the Dicle Dam suffered water level decrease due to a burst of one of the gates. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Peak
Egil Peak () is a peak, high, at the east side of Isingen Mountain, in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition The Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (also known as NBSX or NBSAE) (1949–1952) was the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientist A scientist is a person who conducts Scientific method, scienti ... (NBSAE) (1949–52) and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59), and was named for Egil Rogstad, chief radio operator with the NBSAE. References Mountains of Queen Maud Land Princess Martha Coast {{PrincessMarthaCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Flight Controller
Flight controllers are personnel who aid space flight by working in such Mission Control Centers as NASA's Mission Control Center or ESA's European Space Operations Centre. Flight controllers work at computer consoles and use telemetry to monitor various technical aspects of a space mission in real time. Each controller is an expert in a specific area and constantly communicates with additional experts in the "back room". The flight director, who leads the flight controllers, monitors the activities of a team of flight controllers, and has overall responsibility for success and safety. This article primarily discusses NASA's flight controllers at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. The various national and commercial flight control facilities have their own teams, which may be described on their own pages. NASA's flight controllers The room where the flight controllers work was called the mission operations control room (MOCR, pronounced "moh-ker"), and now is calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alt For Egil
''Alt For Egil'' is a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik. Egil Hjelmeland (Joner) is a pizza delivery driver who decides to teach his best friend Jan-Ove Tofte (Høvik), who is mentally retarded, how to drive the delivery car. The title is a play on 'Alt for Norge' (Norwegian: All for Norway) which is a patriotic Norwegian motto dating to World War II. Reception Borghild Maaland of Verdens Gang gave the movie a dice throw of four, and called it "a pretty nice love-story". Inger Bentzrud of Dagbladet ''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newsp ... gave it five points, calling it "cheeky and different". She particularly appreciated the musical score, and the film's local atmosphere. References External links * ''Alt fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil's Saga
''Egill's Saga'' or ''Egil's saga'' ( non, Egils saga ; ) is an Icelandic saga (family saga) on the lives of the clan of Egill Skallagrímsson (Anglicised as Egill Skallagrimsson), an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald. The saga spans the years c. 850–1000 and traces the family's history from Egill's grandfather to his offspring. Its oldest manuscript (a fragment) dates back to 1240 AD, and comprises the sole source of information on the exploits of Egill, whose life is not historically recorded. Stylistic and other similarities between ''Egill's Saga'' and ''Heimskringla'' have led many scholars to believe that they were the work of the same author, Snorri Sturluson. The work is generally referred to as ''Egla'' by Icelandic scholars. Synopsis The saga begins in Norway around 850, with the life of Egill's grandfather Ulf ( Úlfr) aka Kveldulf or "Evening Wolf", and his two sons Thorolf (Þórólfr) and Skallagrim (Skalla-Grímr). Strife with the royal house drive the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
