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Haukar Handball
Haukar is the handball section of Icelandic sports club Haukar from Hafnarfjörður. Haukar do currently play in the Olís deildin. Haukar have often competed in the EHF Champions League among great results are victories over US Créteil Handball and FC Barcelona . Men's team Trophies Icelandic Championships (11): ** 1943, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 Icelandic Cup: (7): ** 1980, 1997, 2001, 2002,2010,2012,2014 Icelandic League Cup : (6): ** 2006,2009,2011,2013,2014,2019 EHF Cup **Semifinal:2000-01 European record Current roster :''Squad for the 2016-17 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 32 Giedrius Morkūnas * 12 Andri Scheving * 16 Gretar Ari Gudjonsson ;Outside Players * 2 Tjorvi Thorgeirsson * 3 Orri Freyr Þorkelsson * 4 Adam Haukur Baumruk * 6 Brynjolfur Snær Brynjolfsson * 7 Þorður Rafn Guðmundsson * 8 Elias Mar Haldorsson * 9 Guðmundur Arni Olafsson * 10 Heimir Oli Heimisson * 11 Daniel Thor Ingason * 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aron Kristjánsson
Aron Kristjánsson (born 14 July 1972) is a former handball player and the current head coach of the Bahrain men's national handball team. Career He was the head coach of the Iceland men's national handball team between August 2012 and January 2016. Here he took over from likewise Icelandic Guðmundur Guðmundsson (handball), Guðmundur Guðmundsson. Incidentally, he also replaced Guðmundur Guðmundsson when he became head coach for Bahrain in 2018. Before being head coach for Iceland, he coached the Icelandic handball club Haukar Handball, Haukar, the German top division side TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and Danish side Skjern Håndbold, Skjern. On 10 February 2014, it was announced that he would become the head coach of Danish men's side KIF Kolding for the rest of the season. He also stayed on as Iceland's head coach during his time at Kolding. As a player, he played 85 international matches for Iceland men's national handball team, Iceland, scoring 128 goals. He was a part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Þorbjörn Jóhannsson
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes. According to Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required. ''Jón'' is derived from the name Johannes (English John) with the original meaning being ''God (Yahweh) is gracious''. The name is one of the most frequently given names in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked first before Sigurður and Guðmundur. People with the name ''Jón'' Kings * Jón I of Sweden Others * Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Icelandic scholar and folklorist * Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop * Jón Árnason (author), Icelandic author * Jón Loftur Árnason, Icelandic chess player * Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician (Sigur Rós) * Jón Gerreksson, Danish-Icelandic bishop * Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian * Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, Icelandic politician * Jón Helgason ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristinn Petursson
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In English-speaking countries, Kristen is now usually a female name, used as an alternative spelling of Kristin, with the Kristen spelling having become the more popular spelling of the name in English-speaking countries for newborn girls by the mid 1970s. Spelling variants In Denmark, the name can also be spelt ''Christen''. In Iceland, the name ''Kristinn'' is used, and is often mistaken as female by other Europeans. List of people with the given name Kristen A *Kristen Alderson (born 1991), American actress and singer *Kristen Soltis Anderson (born 1984), American journalist * Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born 1972), American songwriter *Kristen Arnett (born 1980), American fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brimir Bjornsson
In Norse mythology, Brimir is possibly another name for the jötunn Ymir and also a name of a hall for the souls of the virtuous following the end-time conflict of Ragnarök. In the '' Gylfaginning'' section of the ''Prose Edda'' Brimir refers to a hall in the heavens for good souls following Ragnarok where "plenty of good drink" will be available for those who take pleasure in it. In stanza 9 of '' Völuspá'', the first poem of the '' Poetic Edda'', Brimir and Blain are both interpreted as alternate names for Ymir, although distinction between origin and issue is often difficult to discern in Norse mythology: :"Then all the Powers went to the thrones of fate, :the sacrosanct gods, and considered this: :who should form the lord of the dwarfs :out of Brimir's blood and from Blain's limbs?" : ::— Larrington trans. Quoted by Snorri in ''Gylfaginning'', he expands upon this and tells us that the dwarves were created from the dead flesh of Ymir whose body was used by Odin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Thor Ingason
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heimir Oli Heimisson
Heime (German), Háma ( ang, Hāma), or Heimir (Old Norse) was a Germanic figure in Germanic heroic legend who often appears together with his friend Witige.The article Heimer' in ''Nordisk familjebok'' (1909). He appears in the Anglo-Saxon poems ''Beowulf'' and ''Widsith'', in the Scandinavian '' Þiðrekssaga'' and in German epics such as '' Alpharts Tod''.The entry ''Heime/Heimir'' in ''The Nibelungen Tradition: An Encyclopedia'' (2002) by Francis G. Gentry. p. 84 Origins Since Wudga is based on a Gothic hero named Vidigoia, it is possible that Hama has a similar origin, and the Anglo-Saxon poem ''Widsith'' talks of Hama and Wudga as Gothic warriors fighting against the Huns in the Vistula forests, where the Goths had an early settlement. Later, during the evolution of the legends, the two heroes were connected with both the Gothic kings Ermanaric and Theodoric the Great, and they were increasingly presented as traitors; it is as traitors that they appear in the '' Þiðreks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Arni Olafsson
Guðmundur or Gudmundur is an Icelandic male first name, sometimes shortened to Gummi or Gvendur. The Icelandic surname Guðmundsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Guðmundur''. Guðmundsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Guðmundur''. Guðmundur may refer to: *Guðmundur Arason (1161–1237), 12th and 13th century Icelandic saintly bishop *Gudmundur S. (Bo) Bodvarsson (1952–2006), director of the Earth Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory *Guðmundur Finnbogason (1873–1944), Icelandic philosopher *Gudmundur Fjelsted (died 1961), politician in Manitoba, Canada *Guðmundur Guðmundsson (handball) (born 1960), the coach of the Iceland national handball team *Guðmundur Gunnarsson (born 1945), Icelandic labour leader and father of Icelandic singer Björk *Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson (born 1982), Icelandic musician and composer * Guðmundur G. Hagalín (1898–1985), Icelandic writer *Guðmundur Jónsson (born 1953), Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Mar Haldorsson
Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages. Variants * Éilias Irish * Elia Italian, English * Elias Norwegian * Elías Icelandic * Éliás Hungarian * Elías Spanish * Eliáš, Elijáš Czech * Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish * Elias Danish, German, Swedish * Elias Portuguese * Elias, Iliya () Persian * Elias, Elis Swedish * Elias, Elyas Ethiopian * Elias, Elyas Philippines * Eliasz Polish * Élie French * Elija Slovene * Elijah English, Hebrew * Elis Welsh * Elisedd Welsh * Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh * Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew * Elyās, Ilyās, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Haukur Baumruk
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judaism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
