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Nynorsk User Of The Year
Nynorsk User of the Year ( no, Årets nynorskbrukar) is a prize awarded by the Nynorsk Cultural Center at the Nynorsk Festival every year. The prize is awarded to the "persons or institutions that demonstrate the ability to break language and cultural conventions on the use of Nynorsk, which through their example or practical work make it easier to be Nynorsk users, or which create a greater general understanding of Nynorsk." Since 2006, the prize has consisted of NOK 50,000 and a graphic print, and on two occasions a copy of the game ''Dialektspelet''. In 2014, the prize was NOK 100,000, split equally between the two prize recipients. The competition is headed by the Nynorsk Cultural Center, which also serves as the jury. Prizewinners * 2000: Karl Arne Utgård * 2001: Gerd Kjellaug Berge * 2002: Ringstabekk School, Bærum * 2003: Martin Toft * 2004: Side Brok * 2005: Kjartan Fløgstad * 2006: Kari Traa * 2007: Guri Vesaas * 2008: '' Åmliavisa'' * 2009: Ottar Rekkedal * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nynorsk Cultural Center
Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Norwegian written language (''Riksmål''). Nynorsk became the name in 1929, and it is after a series of reforms still a variation which is closer to , whereas Bokmål is closer to ''Riksmål'' and Danish. Between 10 and 15 percent of Norwegians (Primarily in the west around the city of Bergen,) have Nynorsk as their official language form, estimated by the number of students attending Education in Norway, ''videregående skole'' (secondary education). Nynorsk is also taught as a mandatory subject in both high school and elementary school for all Norwegians who do not have it as their own language form. History Danish language, Danish was the written language of Norway until 1814, and Danish with Norwegian intonation and pronunciation was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…mliavisa
''Åmliavisa'' (The Åmli Gazette) is a local Norwegian weekly newspaper covering the municipality of Åmli in Aust-Agder county and neighboring areas. It was first published in March 2008. The newspaper was named Nynorsk User of the Year Nynorsk User of the Year ( no, Årets nynorskbrukar) is a prize awarded by the Nynorsk Cultural Center at the Nynorsk Festival every year. The prize is awarded to the "persons or institutions that demonstrate the ability to break language and c ... in 2008. Esben Holm Eskelund edited the paper from 2014 to 2015, and was succeeded by Camilla Glad in April 2015. It is issued every Tuesday. The newspaper is owned by the company ÅmliAvisa AS, which has 164 shareholders, including individuals, organizations, businesses, and the municipality. Editors * Inger Stavelin (2008–2010) * Peter Svalheim (2010–2013) * Esben Holm Eskelund (2014–2015) * Camilla Glad (2015–) Circulation According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John-Ragnar Aarset
John-Ragnar Aarset (born 18 December 1973 in Geilo) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Aarset was a member of the Hol municipal council from 1991 to 1995. During the period 1995 to 2002, he was a member of the Buskerud county council. From 1998 to 2000 he was the leader of the Young Conservatives (''Unge Høyre''), the youth wing of the Conservative Party. He served in the position of deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Buskerud during the term 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. In 2004, during the second cabinet Bondevik, Aarset was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. He held the post until the change in government in 2005. In 2013, upon the inauguration of Solberg's Cabinet The Solberg Cabinet was the government of the Kingdom of Norway, headed by Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg as Prime Minister from 16 October 2013 to 14 October 2021. The government was appointed by King Harald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Haga Lunde
Morten Haga Lunde (born 20 December 1960) is a Norwegian military officer. He graduated from the Norwegian Air Force Academy in 1987, and from the NATO Defense College in 2002. He was appointed head of Norwegian Joint Headquarters in 2013, with the rank of lieutenant general. In 2015 he was appointed head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service. He received the Nynorsk User of the Year Nynorsk User of the Year ( no, Ã…rets nynorskbrukar) is a prize awarded by the Nynorsk Cultural Center at the Nynorsk Festival every year. The prize is awarded to the "persons or institutions that demonstrate the ability to break language and c ... award in 2017. References External links 1960 births Living people Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy alumni NATO Defense College alumni Royal Norwegian Air Force generals {{Norway-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Nordstoga
Odd Nordstoga (born 10 December 1972) is a folk singer, musician, actor and editor from Vinje in Telemark, Norway. In 2004, he went from relative obscurity to becoming the country's biggest selling recording artist, with the phenomenal success of his first solo album proper, ''"Luring"''. The album, a fusion of pop and Norwegian folk music, has sold more than 160,000 copies in Norway to date and earned him several Spellemannsprisen awards. For the album ''Strålande Jul'', released together with Sissel Kyrkjebø, he won an unprecedented 11 Norwegian platinum trophies. Personal life Nordstoga grew up at Plassen in Vinje, Telemark, the homestead of author Aasmund Olavsson Vinje. He hails from a hugely cultural family. His mother, Ellen Bojer Nordstoga is a folk singer. His father, Olav Nordstoga is a folk singer, former politician and the chairman of the Vinje Literary Days. In addition, brother Aasmund Nordstoga has made a name for himself as a singer, dancer, actor and radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasmund Nordstoga
Aasmund Nordstoga (born 26 August 1964) is a Norwegian musician, singer and composer from Vinje, Telemark. He made his solo debut in 2009 with the album ''Ein '', an album for which he was nominated for the Spellemannsprisen award. He released the record ''Livet er godt'' with lyrics by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje being a collaboration with his younger brother, Odd Nordstoga, Aasmund Nordstoga comes from a musical family. His mother, Ellen is a folk singer and his father, Olav Nordstoga is a folk singer, lyricist, and causer. He is also related to KÃ¥re Nordstoga, a musician from Notodden. He received the Nynorsk User of the Year Nynorsk User of the Year ( no, Ã…rets nynorskbrukar) is a prize awarded by the Nynorsk Cultural Center at the Nynorsk Festival every year. The prize is awarded to the "persons or institutions that demonstrate the ability to break language and c ... award in 2014. Discography Albums References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordstoga, Aasmund 1964 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Skirbekk
Gunnar Skirbekk (born 11 April 1937) is a Norwegian philosopher. He is professor emeritus at the Department of Philosophy and the Center for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. Academic career Skirbekk studied at the University of Oslo 1957–59, in Paris 1960–61, and in Tübingen 1961–62. He was later a research assistant for Herbert Marcuse and Avrum Stroll at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) 1966–67; dr.philos. at the University of Bergen in 1970; research at UCSD 1979–80, 1983, and 1991. He became an assistant teacher at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bergen 1962. He was made associate professor in 1964, and then professor in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities in 1979. He was made ''Professeur invité'' at the University of Nice in Sophia Antipolis in Spring 1997. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvild Bryn
Ingvild Bryn (born 18 March 1961 in Voss, Hordaland) is a Norwegian journalist. She is a news anchor for the evening news ''Dagsrevyen'', aired on the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Biography She started as a news anchor in 1990, was then a correspondent in Washington, D.C. from 1996 to 1999 before returning to her post. She was, together with Morten Harket, the official presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. She has education from the Volda University College and the University of Oslo. She is a proponent of Nynorsk and received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2012. She hails from Voss. Her sister is a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation journalist. She is married to Svein Gjerdåker, and they have two adopted children. See also *List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of people w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Parr
Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven) is a Norwegian children's writer. She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen. She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven. Her children's books include ''Vaffelhjarte'' (2005) (published in English as ''Waffle Hearts'' in 2013), ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' (2009) (published in English as ''Astrid the unstoppable'' in 2018) and ''Keeperen og havet'' (2017) (published in English as ''Lena, the Sea, and Me'' in 2017), among others''.'' She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009 and 2017. She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010. Works * 2005: ''Vaffelhjarte'' – translated into English as ''Waffle Hearts'' (2013) * 2009: ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' – translated into English as ''Astrid the unstoppable'' (2018) * 2017: ''Keeperen og havet'' – translated into English as ''Lena, the Sea, and Me'' (2020) * 2019: ''Storebror'' * 2023: ''Oskar og eg'' Awards * 2005: Nynorsk Child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guri Vesaas
Guri Vesaas (born 13 January 1939) is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books, and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget. Biography Vesaas was born in Vinje, a daughter of novelist Tarjei Vesaas and poet Halldis Moren Vesaas, and sister of Olav Vesaas. She graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1965. She was awarded the Brage Prize honorary award in 2007, and also the Nynorsk User of the Year award. She has translated more than 50 children's books into Norwegian, using the pseudonym ''Hanna Midtbø'', after the farm ''Midtbø'' in Vinje, where she grew up. Awards *NBU-prisen 1996 * Bastian Prize 2005 *Brage Prize 2007 – honorary award *Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ... 2007 &ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nynorsk Festival
Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Norwegian written language ('' Riksmål''). Nynorsk became the name in 1929, and it is after a series of reforms still a variation which is closer to , whereas Bokmål is closer to ''Riksmål'' and Danish. Between 10 and 15 percent of Norwegians (Primarily in the west around the city of Bergen,) have Nynorsk as their official language form, estimated by the number of students attending ''videregående skole'' (secondary education). Nynorsk is also taught as a mandatory subject in both high school and elementary school for all Norwegians who do not have it as their own language form. History Danish was the written language of Norway until 1814, and Danish with Norwegian intonation and pronunciation was on occasion spoken in the cities (see D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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