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Guðlaugur Þorvaldsson
Guðlaugur is an Icelandic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Guðlaugur Friðþórsson (born 1961), Icelandic fisherman and disaster survivor * Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson (born 1954), Icelandic musician * Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson (born 1991), Icelandic footballer * Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (; born 19 December 1967) is an Icelandic politician who served as Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate from 2021 to 2024 and previously minister of foreign affairs from 2017 to 2021. Early life and ed ... (born 1967), Icelandic politician {{Given name Icelandic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Name
Icelandic names are names used by people from Iceland. Icelandic surnames are different from most other naming systems in the modern Western world in that they are patronymic or occasionally matronymic: they indicate the father (or mother) of the child and not the historic family lineage. Iceland shares a common cultural heritage with the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Unlike these countries, Icelanders have continued to use their traditional name system, which was formerly used in most of Northern Europe. The Icelandic system is thus not based on family names (although some people do have family names and might use both systems). Generally, a person's last name indicates the first name of their father (patronymic) or in some cases mother (matronymic) in the genitive, followed by ("son") or ("daughter"). Some family names exist in Iceland, most commonly adaptations from last names Icelanders adopted when living abroad, usually in Denmark. Notable Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðlaugur Friðþórsson
Guðlaugur Friðþórsson is an Icelandic fisherman who in 1984 survived six hours in cold water after his vessel capsized. After swimming to land he then trekked for another three hours across lava fields to reach a town for help. Sequence of events On 11 March 1984, Guðlaugur and four other fishermen were fishing off the coast of Heimaey near the Westman Islands when their boat, which was engaging in fishing and carrying trenchers to another village, capsized at about 10 p.m. It was suspected that the weight of the trenchers was miscalculated, causing the boat to be more susceptible to turbulent ocean conditions. As the boat sank, Guðlaugur and two out of four other crewmen climbed on to the keel. After about 45 minutes, they swam towards the shore; two disappearing within 10 minutes. The only survivor of the crew of five, Guðlaugur swam for five to six hours in water the to the island, wearing a shirt, sweater and jeans, guided by a lighthouse. He claimed to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson (born 11 December 1954) is an Icelandic musician. Music career Early bands Steinblóm (Stone Flowers) (1969) was his first group. It was a trio formed by Guðlaugur (electric and acoustic guitars), Haraldur Johannessen (acoustic guitar) and Gunnar Magnússon (acoustic bass). Steinblóm played punk versions of artists such as Bob Dylan and Donovan, Guðlaugur originals and folk songs. At that time, he was experimenting with homemade electro-acoustic guitars and amplifiers. Steinblóm played gigs in Reykjavík and the suburbs. Lótus was created while he was at Laugarvatn high school in 1972. In 1974 and 1975 and played all over Iceland in 1974 when the country celebrated its 1,100th anniversary. Lótus was basically a Rock music, rock band whose members were Guðlaugur, Guðjón Sigurbjörnsson, both on electric guitars, Böðvar Helgi Sigurðsson (electric bass), Guðmann Þorvaldsson (drums) and Sigurður Ingi Pálsson (vocals). Lotus' music was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Pálsson
Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson (born 30 April 1991) is an Icelandic professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle. He has previously played for Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, Dagenham & Redbridge F.C., Dagenham & Redbridge, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, New York Red Bulls, N.E.C. (football club), NEC, Helsingborgs IF, Esbjerg fB, FC Zürich, Zürich, SV Darmstadt 98, Darmstadt 98, FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04, D.C. United and K.A.S. Eupen, Eupen. Club career Early career Guðlaugur was born in Reykjavík to an Icelandic mother and a Portuguese father. His paternal grandfather was a native of Mozambique. He played for Fjölnir (Football club), Fjölnir but he decided to move to the neighbouring club Fylkir to get a chance to play on higher level. He then moved to Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2007. Guðlaugur joined Premier League team Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in 2009. He played for Liverpool reserves and served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (; born 19 December 1967) is an Icelandic politician who served as Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate from 2021 to 2024 and previously minister of foreign affairs from 2017 to 2021. Early life and education Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson graduated with a BA degree in Political Sciences from the University of Iceland in 1996. Political career Guðlaugur started his involvement in the Independence party in 1987 when he was elected on the board of the National Youth Organisation of the Independence Party in which he served until 1997 of which he was vice chairman 1989–1993 and chairman 1993–1997. He was then elected on the Reykjavík City Council in 1998 and sat two four-year terms there. He sat on the parliamentary committee on welfare issues 2003–2006, the committee on fisheries 2003–2007, and the committee on the environment 2003–2007 (chairman 2004–2007). He has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
