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Páll
Páll is a name primarily of Icelandic and Faroese origins. Notable people with the name include: * Páll Bálkason (died 1231), Hebridean lord who was an ally of Olaf the Black * Páll Gíslason (1924–2004), Icelandic medical practitioner and scout * Páll Guðlaugsson (born 1958), Icelandic football player and coach * Páll Guðmundsson (born 1959), Icelandic sculptor and artist * Páll Mohr Joensen (born 1986), Faroese footballer * Páll Jónsson (1155–1211), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Páll Klettskarð (born 1990), Faroese football striker * Páll Magnússon (born 1954), Icelandic television director * Páll Melsteð (other), multiple people, including: **Páll Melsteð (amtmann) (1791–1861), Icelandic official and politician **Páll Melsteð (historian) (1812–1910), Icelandic historian * Páll Ólafsson (other), multiple people, including: **Páll Ólafsson (handballer) (born 1960), Icelandic Olympic handballer **Páll Ólafsson (poet) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Bálkason
Páll, son of Bálki, or Paal Baalkeson, was a 13th-century Hebridean lord who was an ally of Olaf the Black, king of Mann and the Isles. He was long remembered in Gaelic tradition and is traditionally the progenitor of certain families with roots in the Hebrides. Páll is recorded as being a "sheriff" of Skye, a post which had earlier been held by another ''Páll, son of Bálki'', who was possibly an ancestor. This earlier sheriff was said to have been a close friend of Godred II, King of Mann and the Isles. Background Much of the contemporary knowledge of Páll comes from his appearances in the mediaeval ''Chronicle of Mann'' and later MacLeod tradition. Within the ''Chronicle of Mann'' he is named as ''Paul filius Boke'', and is titled as a ''vicecomes'' of Skye. This title has usually been translated into English as "sheriff", since it is the regular form of "sheriff" in later times in Scotland. According to W.D.H. Sellar, it is more likely that ''vicecomes'' refers to a No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Melsteð (historian)
Páll Melsteð (13 November 1812 - 9 February 1910) was an Icelandic historian, official, editor and member of the Althing. In 1892 he was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog. Early life Páll was the son of Páll Melsteð the official. At the age of 16 Páll entered the Learned School and graduated in 1834. He then went to study law at the University of Copenhagen but also studied history and the fine arts, especially singing. He returned to Iceland in 1840 when he married his first wife, Jórunn Ísleifsdóttir. They lived in Álftanes for several years where Páll started working on his first book, ''Ágrip af merkisatburðum mannkynssögunnar'' A Synopsis of the Significant Events of History" which was printed in Viðey in 1844. He had also started work on a history of Iceland but in 1844 his house burnt down and his manuscripts were lost. Editor Páll now moved to Reykjavík where he was the prime mover in founding ''Reykjavíkurpósturinn'' at a time when no newspaper wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nólsoyar Páll
Nólsoyar Páll (originally, Poul Poulsen Nolsøe) (11 October 1766 – 1808 or 1809) is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands. He went missing in the winter of 1808–1809 sailing home from England. Life Poul Poulsen was born in Nólsoy, the fourth of seven children. He and his brothers all took the additional name ''Nolsøe'' for the island where they were born.John Frederick West, ''Faroe: The Emergence of a Nation'', London: Hurst, 1972, p. 49 After his father's death in 1786 he fulfilled his ambition of going to sea, and travelled widely; he supposedly served in both the British and the French Navy, captained a US merchant vessel,Westp. 50 and also sailed on pirate ships in China. In 1798 he married a woman from his home island, Sigga Maria Tummasdóttir, and was based in Copenhagen for a couple of years, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Ragnar Pálsson
Páll Ragnar Pálsson, born in Reykjavík, July 25, 1977, is an Icelandic composer. Studies During the years 1993–2004 he was a guitarist in ''Maus'', one of Iceland's most progressive indie rock bands in the 1990s, but took a decisive move towards contemporary classical music in 2004, entering the composition department of Iceland Academy of the Arts (LHÍ). In addition to a graduation chamber piece Páll wrote his BA thesis on Estonian composer Arvo Pärt about whom he has later given lectures and radio programs Páll continued his studies in 2007 at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, under Helena Tulve, a renowned composer with distinctive musical aesthetics. There he obtained a master's degree in 2009 and a PhD in 2014. In 2013 Páll moved back to Iceland, but maintained a close contact with Estonia. He adopted his teacher's intuitive method of composing and preserved a status in the Estonian music life. ''Supremacy of Peace'' for string orchestra represented Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Gíslason
Páll Gíslason (3 October 1924 – 1 January 2011) was an Icelandic medical practitioner in Reykjavik and a pioneer in vascular surgery in Iceland. Outside of his medical career, he served as the Chief Scout of the Bandalag íslenskra skáta, the Icelandic Scout association, from 1971 to 1981 and a city councilman in Reykjavík for 24 years. Early life Páll was born in Vífilsstaðir in Garðahreppur on 3 October 1924 but grew up in Eskifjörður, Hafnarfjörður and Reykjavík. His parents where Gísli Pálsson, a doctor, and Svana Jónsdóttir. Icelandic Scout Association Páll became a Scout at the age of 12 in 1936, and led his national association in the 1950s. He led Iceland's delegation of 23 young people to the 6th World Scout Jamboree in 1947. The story is told that as he was looking for land in eastern Iceland to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Scouts of Iceland in 1962, he exclaimed that he did not know anyone on that side the island, "because farmers are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll á Reynatúgvu
Páll á Reynatúgvu (born 26 July 1967, in Tórshavn), is a Faroese politician, and former football player, currently serving as speaker of the Faroese Parliament. He was first elected in 1998, and again in 2002, when he assumed the position of Minister of Health and Social Affairs. After being re-elected in 2004, he became a member of the "''Fíggjarnevndin''" (Financial Committee of the Løgting). At the 2008 parliamentary elections á Reynatúgvu was not re-elected, but sat in parliament when Anita á Fríðriksmørk took maternity leave, and as his party was a part of the Landsstýri, he was next on the list to get a seat in the parliament. Before Páll á Reynatúgvu was elected for the Løgting in 2011, he was president of the SEV, which provides the Faroe Islands with electricity. He had to quit this job, because the Faroese law does not allow a person to be a member of the Løgting and at the same time to be a member of a governmental owned institution or company. Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Guðlaugsson
Páll Guðlaugsson (born 9 September 1958) is an Icelandic former footballer and current football coach. He was the coach of the Faroe Islands in his 1–0 victory against Austria, in his first official match. He is currently the coach of B68 Toftir after spending two and a half year as coach of TB Tvøroyri TB or Tb may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Terabyte (TB), a unit of information (often measuring storage capacity) * Terabit (Tb), a unit of information (often measuring data transfer) * Thunderbolt (interface) * Test bench Vehicl ..., the oldest football club of the Faroese football. Manager Updated 16 June 2016 *includes only UEFA and FIFA official matches. References External links Páll Guðlaugsson on Faroesoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudlaugsson, Pall 1958 births Living people Pall Gudlaugsson Expatriate football managers in the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands national football team managers Pall Gudlaugsson Icelandic expatriate football manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Guðmundsson
Páll Guðmundsson (; born 1959 in Húsafell in the west of Iceland, where he still lives) is a sculptor and artist. He has done part of his studies at the University of Fine Arts in Cologne, Germany. Mostly, he sculptures faces of people out of the rock he finds around Húsafell. He has for example sculptured the faces of Johann Sebastian Bach, Björk and the Icelandic writer Thor Vilhjálmsson. Páll is also working as a musician with a unique idiophone, a large xylophone-like instrument made of stones called the ''Steinharpa''. He crafted the instrument himself using stones found around his home. With the instrument he has performed along with the Icelandic band Sigur Rós Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, fron .... References External links *http://pallg.is/ { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Klettskarð
Páll Klettskarð (born 17 May 1990) is Faroese footballer who plays as a striker for KÍ and the Faroe Islands national team. International career He was called up to the Faroe Islands squad in February 2013 for a training camp held in Thailand and came on as a substitute in a friendly match against the Thailand U23 team. He made his official debut for the Faroe Islands in a World Cup qualifier against Ireland on 7 June 2013. Individual awards * Effodeildin Best Young Player: 2012 * Effodeildin Topscorer: 2012 ''(along with Clayton Soares)'' * Effodeildin Best Forward: 2013 Family His mother is Óluva Klettskarð, who is a member of the Faroese parliament since 2011 representing Tjóðveldi. Controversy Páll Klettskarð sometimes participates in activities which are normal in the Faroe Islands, i.e. sheep herding and pilot whaling. In July 2016 the Faroese news portal Norðlýsið added photos showing Klettskarð and another football player of KÍ Klaksvík partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Language
Icelandic (; is, íslenska, link=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language. Due to being a West Scandinavian language, it is most closely related to Faroese, western Norwegian dialects, and the extinct language, Norn. The language is more conservative than most other Germanic languages. While most of them have greatly reduced levels of inflection (particularly noun declension), Icelandic retains a four- case synthetic grammar (comparable to German, though considerably more conservative and synthetic) and is distinguished by a wide assortment of irregular declensions. Icelandic vocabulary is also deeply conservative, with the country's language regulator maintaining an active policy of coining terms based on older Icelandic words rather than directly taking in loanwords from other languages. Since the written language has not changed much, Icelandic speakers can read classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Melsteð (amtmann)
Páll Melsteð (31 March 1791 – 9 May 1861) was an Icelandic official and politician. He graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, Bessastaðir School in 1809 and from Copenhagen University with a degree in law in 1815. From 1815 to 1849 he served as a sýslumaður in various ''sýslur''. In 1849 he became the ''amtmann'' of the Western Amt, an office he retained until his death. He was a member of the Althing by royal appointment from 1847 until his death. He was also appointed by the king to the National Assembly of 1851. He was the father of Páll Melsteð (historian), Páll Melsteð the historian. References''Páll Melsteð'' Website of the Althing. 2001. Icelandic government officials, Pall Melsted Members of the Althing, Pall Melsted 1791 births 1861 deaths {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Ólafsson (handballer)
Páll Ólafsson (born 1 May 1960) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Before concentrating on handball, Páll had a promising football career; a midfielder, he was capped twice for the Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team (in ) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and an UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickn ... and played for Þróttur Reykjavík. References External links * 1960 births Living people Pall Olafsson Pall Olafsson Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pall Olafsson Association football midfielders Pall Olafsson Pall Olafsson {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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