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Viðar Már Matthíasson
Viðar is an Icelandic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Atli Viðar Björnsson (born 1980), Icelandic footballer * Viðar Örn Kjartansson (born 1990), Icelandic footballer * Jórunn Viðar (born 1918), Icelandic pianist and composer *Viðar Helgi Guðjohnsen (born 1983), Icelandic television personality See also * Víðarr In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: , possibly "wide ruler",Orchard (1997:174—175). sometimes anglicized as Vidar , Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is described as the son of Odin ... {{given name, type=both Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atli Viðar Björnsson
Atli Viðar Björnsson (born 4 January 1980) is an Icelandic retired footballer, who mostly played for FH. Since joining FH in 2001, he played more than 300 matches for the club in all competitions. During the 2007 season, Atli spent four months on loan at 1. deild karla side Fjölnir where he scored 14 goals in 17 league appearances. He notably scored an equalising goal against English Premier League side Aston Villa in a 2008 UEFA Cup match, earning the Icelandic outfit a memorable draw away at Villa Park. On 20 May 2015 Atli became the fourth player to score 100 goals in the Icelandic top division and only the second to score 100 goals for the same club. Atli's 100th goal was the opening goal against Íþróttabandalag Akraness and came in the 29th minute of the match. References External links * 1980 births Living people Association football forwards Atli Vidar Bjornsson Atli Vidar Bjornsson Atli Vidar Bjornsson Atli Vidar Bjornsson Atli is an Old Norse mascul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viðar Örn Kjartansson
Viðar Örn Kjartansson (; born 11 March 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club Atromitos. Club career Viðar made his debut for Selfoss in 2006, aged 16. He joined Icelandic top division club ÍBV in 2009 but rejoined Selfoss after a short stint with ÍBV. He joined Icelandic club Fylkir in 2013 and after a very prolific goalscoring season in the Icelandic top flight, he joined Norwegian club Vålerenga in December 2013. Viðar scored his first goal for Vålerenga in a 3–1 home win over Bodø/Glimt on 6. April 2014. After his first year in Norway, Viðar ended up as the top scorer in the Norwegian top league with 25 goals scored in 29 games. On 22 January 2015, Viðar transferred to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty. Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty signed him for €3.5 million. On 7 March 2015, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Jiangsu in the first league match of the 2015 season which Jiang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jórunn Viðar
Jórunn Viðar (7 December 1918 – 27 February 2017) was an Icelandic pianist and composer. Biography Jórunn Viðar was born and grew up in Reykjavík, Iceland. In 1937 she graduated from Reykjavík Grammar School, and the same year travelled to Germany to study for two years at the Music Academy in Berlin. She returned to Iceland and married Lárus Fjeldsted (1918–1985). In 1946 the family spent some time in New York City where she studied composition at the Juilliard School of Music; after they moved back to Iceland, Jórunn worked as a pianist and accompanist. She was awarded the Order of the Falcon, Knight's Cross class (''Riddarakross''), for accomplishments in music. Works Jórunn Viðar has written a number of compositions based on Icelandic folk songs. She also composed music for the film ''Síðasti bærinn í dalnum'' (The last farm in the valley). Selected works include: *''Gestaboð um nótt'' (Text: Einar Bragi Sigurðsson) *''Glugginn'' (Text: Halldór Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víðarr
In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: , possibly "wide ruler",Orchard (1997:174—175). sometimes anglicized as Vidar , Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is described as the son of Odin and the jötunn Gríðr and is foretold to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict he is described as surviving. Víðarr is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and is interpreted as depicted with Fenrir on the Gosforth Cross. A number of theories surround the figure, including theories around potential ritual silence and a Proto-Indo-European basis. Attestations ''Poetic Edda'' In the ''Poetic Edda'', Víðarr is mentioned in the poems ''Völuspá'', '' Vafthrúdnismál'', ''Grímnismál'', and ''Lokasenna''. In stanzas 54 and 55 of the poem ''Völuspá'', a völva tells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Masculine Given Names
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic alphabet * Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle Icelandic cattle ( is, íslenskur nautgripur ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide va ..., a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
