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Nelsen (other)
Nelsen is a Norwegian people, Norwegian or Danish people, Danish surname that may also refer to: People * Ancher Nelsen (1904–1992), American politician * Bill Nelsen (1941-2019), American football player and coach * Bruce G. Nelsen (born 1935), American politician * Donald Nelsen (born 1944), American Olympic cyclist * Eric Nelsen (born 1991), American actor * Grace Nelsen Jones (1893–2006), oldest verified person born in the state of Virginia, USA * Jeff Nelsen (born 1969), Canadian French horn player * Marlin B. Nelsen (1936-1980), American chiropractor and politician * Nels Nelsen (1894–1943), member of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame * Rod Nelsen, creator of computer game ''Tharolian Tunnels'' * Ryan Nelsen (born 1977), New Zealand footballer * Travis Nelsen, member of the indie folk band Okkervil River Other uses * Nelsen Middle School, Renton, Washington, USA * Nels Nelsen Historic Area, and Nels Nelsen Ski Jump, Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian People
Norwegians ( no, nordmenn) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norse of the Early Middle Ages who formed a unified Kingdom of Norway in the 9th century. During the Viking Age, Norwegians and other Norse peoples conquered, settled and ruled parts of the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Norwegians are closely related to other North Germanic peoples and descendants of the Norsemen such as Danes, Swedes, Icelanders and the Faroe Islanders, as well as groups such as the Scots whose nation they significantly settled and left a lasting impact in. The Norwegian language is part of the larger Scandinavian dialect continuum of generally mutually intelligible languages in Scandinavia. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
