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Gaute Myklebust
Gaute is a Norwegian masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Gauti'', which is formed by the word ''gautr'', i.e. "man from Götaland (Gautaland) in Sweden" or, even earlier, "Goths". In 2016, 1997 people used the name in Norway and is currently ranked #240. (Search for the name 'Iselin' in the NAVNESØK search box.) In Sweden the versions Göte or Göthe, in Iceland Gauti or Gautur and in Finland Göte is used as the given name equivalent. Usage and appearance ''Gauti'' and ''Gautr'' is famously used in fifteen different runic inscriptions from the Viking era, so the names were well known, but probably not among the most widely used at the time. ''Gaute'' was first used as epithets, but became common first names for the year 1300, also in forms ''Gaut'' and ''Gautr''. Over 40 different people with the name mentioned in Regesta Norvegica. The name was rarely used between 1700 and around 1930. In the 1940s, the name was adopted partly in Rogaland and got a small boost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odin
Odin (; from non, Óðinn, ) is a widely revered Æsir, god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the Runes, runic alphabet, and depicts him as the husband of the goddess Frigg. In wider Germanic mythology and paganism, the god was also known in Old English as ', in Old Saxon as , in Old Dutch as ''Wuodan'', in Old Frisian as ''Wêda'', and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic theonym *''Wōðanaz'', meaning 'lord of frenzy', or 'leader of the possessed'. Odin appears as a prominent god throughout the recorded history of Northern Europe, from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania (from BCE) through movement of peoples during the Migration Period (4th to 6th centuries CE) and the Viking Age (8th to 11th centuries CE). In the modern pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Kivistik
Gaute Kivistik (born 18 June 1971 in Tartu), better known under his pen name of Rohke Debelak (or Debelakk), is an Estonian humorist and journalist, best known as the author and presenter of a satirical news programme on Raadio Kuku. Awards In 2008, Kivistik was awarded the yearly Oskar Luts humour prize, named after the Estonian writer Oskar Luts.Postimees ''Postimees'' () is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 ... 6 April 2008ETV: Rohke Debelakile anti Palamusel kätte Lutsu huumoripreemia References 1971 births Living people Estonian humorists Estonian radio personalities Estonian journalists People from Tartu Writers from Tartu {{Estonia-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian People
Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Estonia who speak the Estonian language. The Estonian language is spoken as the first language by the vast majority of Estonians; it is closely related to other Finnic languages, e.g. Finnish, Karelian and Livonian. The Finnic languages are a subgroup of the larger Uralic family of languages, which also includes, e.g., the Sami languages. These languages are markedly different from most other native languages spoken in Europe, most of which have been assigned to Indo-European family of languages. Estonians can also be classified into subgroups according to dialects (e.g., Võros, Setos), although such divisions have become less pronounced due to internal migration and rapid urbanisation in Estonia in the 20th century. There are approximately 1.1 million ethnic Estonians and their descendants with some degree of Estonian identity worldwide; the large majority of them are living in Estonia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Ormåsen
Gaute Ormåsen (born 20 April 1983 in Brumunddal, Hedmark) is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 along with Ben Adams as a part of pop band Subwoolfer. He was offered a contract by BMG. He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series ''Hotel Cæsar''. In 2010, he took part in Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ..., singing "Synk eller svøm" reaching the second chance round without getting to the final and again in 2013 singing "Awake" reaching the final but failing to reach the top 4. Personal life Gaute Ormåsen has a twin brother, Hogne Ormåsen. His elder brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Heivoll
Gaute Heivoll (born 13 March 1978) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer. He made his literary debut in 2002 with the short story collection '' Liten dansende gutt''. Among his novels are ''Omars siste dager'' from 2003 and ''Ungdomssangen'' from 2005. He was awarded the Brage Prize The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Priz ... in 2010 for the novel ''Før jeg brenner ned'', translated into English as ''Before I Burn''. References 1978 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Norwegian male novelists Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Haugenes
Gaute Haugenes is a Norwegian professional football manager who is best known for coaching Fulham L.F.C.. Career In 2002 Gaute Haugenes was hired as the coach for Fulham,in 2002 Haugenes won the FA Cup with Fulham. Gaute Haugenes resigned from Fulham at the end of the 2003 season when The Football Association decided against making the FA Women's National League players full time professionals. In 2009 Haugenes was hired by Amazon Grimstad. Personal life Gaute Haugenes is married to former footballer Margunn Haugenes . Honours Fulham * FA Women's Premier League National Division: 2002–03 * FA Women's Cup: 2002 2003 * FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2002, 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... References Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Barlindhaug
Gaute Barlindhaug is an electronic musician from Tromsø, Norway. He is currently known under the artist name Kolar Goi. Career As a member of the quartet Aedena Cycle, together with Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge from Röyksopp, and Kolbjørn Lyslo, he was a part of the second generation of the Tromsø techno scene. In 1994, they released the acclaimed ''The Travellers’ Dream'' EP on the Belgium record label Apollo. A few compilations contributions and some rare live appearances followed, before the members went in different directions. In the years to follow, Barlindhaug contributed to notable Tromsø acts, such as Alanïa and Drum Island. In 1997, Aedena Cycle resurfaced as a solo project from Gaute Barlindhaug. Barlindhaug released two albums on Beatservice Records as Aedena Cycle. The album ''Albite'' came out in 1997 and ''Cargo Cult'' was released in 1999. Due to copyright reasons, Gaute Barlindhaug had to change his artist name to Kolar Goi. As Kolar Goi, Barl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Melby Gundersen
Gaute Melby Gundersen (born 13 June 1972) is a retired Norwegian athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at two outdoor and three indoor World Championships. His personal bests are 13.62 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.5 m/s, Tønsberg 1997) and 7.70 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ... (Piraeus 1998). Competition record 1Did not finish in the final References 1972 births Living people Norwegian male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svein Gaute Hølestøl
Svein Gaute Hølestøl (born 1 March 1971) is a Norwegian former professional cyclist. He was born in Stavanger. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the 1999 Norwegian National Road Race Championships and the 2000 Norwegian National Time Trial Championships The Norwegian National Time Trial Championships are held annually. They are a cycling race which decides the Norwegian cycling champion in the time trial discipline, across several categories of rider. The event was first held in 1921 and was wo .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Norwegian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Norway Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stavanger {{Norway-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Godager
Funcom Oslo AS (, formerly Funcom Productions AS) is a Norway, Norwegian video game developer that specializes in online games. It is best known for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) titles ''Conan Exiles'', ''Age of Conan'', ''Anarchy Online'', ''The Secret World'' – and ''The Longest Journey'' series of adventure games. The company has offices in Oslo, Norway; North Carolina, US; Lisbon, Portugal; Bucharest, Romania; and Stockholm, Sweden. It also had offices in Beijing, Dublin, and Montreal previously. It is now owned by the Chinese media conglomerate Tencent. History Founded in 1993 by Erik Gloersen, Tyr Neilsen, Andre Backen, Gaute Godager and Olav Mørkrid, the company started as an independent game developer and publisher. It focuses mainly on PC games but have also released games on other platforms, including mobile phones and tablets. Funcom's console releases includes titles on Mega Drive, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaute Storaas
Gaute Storaas (born 20 August 1959 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician ( bass) and composer, and the older brother of jazz pianist Vigleik Storaas. Career Storaas grew out of the flowering musical environment in Bergen late 70es, early 80es, and was well known for his innovative bass playing on the local rock and jazz scene. He started studies on the University of Bergen (political science and music). He attended Berklee College of Music, Boston, in 1984, and got his diploma in Arranging in 1986. Returned to Norway, (Oslo) and did all kinds of writing work. Arranging for shows, broadcasting, recording sessions, composing for commercials, commissioned films, TV idents, etc. Also found some time for music of his own, and won the Danish Radio Orchestra competition for younger composers in 1989, with the work "Ouverture #2". Best known is probably all the ident music for the launch of TV2, the biggest commercial TV channel in Norway, in 1992. The last decade, time ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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