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Ã…smund
Åsmund or Aasmund is a Norse male given name, derived from ''as'' ('god') and ''mundr'' ('protector'). People with the given name Åsmund or Aasmund include: *Asmund, Varangian tutor of Sviatoslav I of Kiev (945–972) * Åsmund Asdal (born 1957), Norwegian biologist *Aasmund Bjørkan (born 1973), retired Norwegian football midfielder * Aasmund Brynildsen (1917–1974), Norwegian essayist, biographer, editor and consultant * Roald Åsmund Bye (born 1928), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Åsmund Esval (born 1889), Norwegian painter * Åsmund Forfang (born 1952), Norwegian writer * Åsmund Frægdegjevar, medieval Norwegian legendary hero who is hired by the king to rescue a princess *Åsmund Kåresson, runemaster who flourished during the first half of the 11th century in Uppland, Sweden * Aasmund Kulien (1893–1988), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Aasmund Nordstoga (born 1964), Norwegian musician, singer and composer from Vinje, Telemark * Aasmund Olavsson Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…smund KÃ¥resson
Åsmund Kåresson was a Viking Age runemaster who flourished during the first half of the 11th century in Uppland and Gästrikland, Sweden. The early Urnes style is represented in his art. pp. 197, 208–09. Work Most early medieval Scandinavians were probably literate in runes, and most people probably carved messages on pieces of bone and wood.Vilka kunde rista runor?' on the Swedish National Heritage Board website, retrieved January 13, 2007. However, it was difficult to make runestones, and in order to master it one also needed to be a stonemason. During the 11th century, when most runestones were raised, there were a few professional runemasters. Åsmund was active mainly in Uppland, and about twenty runestones are signed by him and an additional thirty stones have been attributed to him. The ornamentation is characterized by variation with firmness and security in the composition. Åsmund is the inventor of the classic Uppland runestone style with one or two animals (''rundjur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsmund Frægdegjevar
''Åsmund Frægdegjevar'' is a medieval Norwegian legend and ballad (classification: TSB E 145) with several variations all detailing the adventures of a hero by the same name who is hired by the king to rescue a princess. It is based on a fornaldarsaga. Summary The story starts as many fairytales do: the fair princess has been captured and imprisoned in a faraway castle, and the King commissions a hero, in this case Åsmund, to rescue her. He and his brothers take the King's flagship Ormin Lange to the castle of the ogre Skomegyvri, where the princess is imprisoned. However, his brothers will not enter with him, so he goes alone. He finds the princess with relative ease walking through the castle, and immediately falls in love with her. But she is under a spell of the ogre, and believing that Skomegyvri is her mother, will not leave with him. He then takes her by force. On his way out, the ogre appears. They fight a long battle both physically and with curses and spells, but Å ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsmund Frægdegjevar (album)
''Åsmund Frægdegjevar'' is the first full-length album by the Norwegian folk metal band Lumsk. It was released on August 25, 2003 by Spinefarm. A concept album, it adapts the Norwegian legend Åsmund Frægdegjevar ''Åsmund Frægdegjevar'' is a medieval Norwegian legend and ballad (classification: TSB E 145) with several variations all detailing the adventures of a hero by the same name who is hired by the king to rescue a princess. It is based on a fornald ... into an experimental folk metal project. Track listing # "Det var Irlands kongi bold" – 2:08 # "Ormin lange" – 4:44 # "Skip under lide" – 5:34 # "I trollehender" – 3:11 # "Hår som spunnid gull" – 2:08 # "Slepp meg" – 4:23 # "Skomegyvri" – 6:24 # "Olafs belti" – 4:45 # "I lytinne två" – 3:54 # "Langt nord i Trollebotten" – 3:33 # "Fagran fljotan folen" – 7:23 # "Kampen mot bergetrolli" – 4:07 # "Der e ingin dag'e" – 6:06 References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asmund Fraegdegjevar (Album) 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…smund Ã…mli Band
Åsmund Åmli Band is a Norwegian country/rock band from Valle in Setesdalen, formed in 1996. They have sold more than 20,000 albums worldwide and are one of Norway's most successful country bands. Members Current members * Åsmund Åmli – , * - |
Ã…smund Esval
Åsmund (Aasmund) Esval (16 February 1889 – 17 October 1971 in Oslo) was a Norwegian painter. Biography Aasmund Esval was born at Nes, Akershus, Nes in Romerike, Norway. From 1909 to 1919, Esval was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. Esval trained at the Académie de l'Art Moderne in Paris under Othon Friesz and Raoul Dufy from 1919 to 1921. Esval studied at the Académie Scandinave Maison Watteau in Paris under Per Krogh from 1926 to 1927, and at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts under Georg Jacobsen 1935-1937. In the 1950s and 1960s, Esval taught at Friundervisningen in Oslo. Also during his career, Esval also taught drawing at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. Esval was primarily a landscape painter that performed a series of quiet Norwegian landscapes constructed by geometric principles. Esval lived in several local farms in Gudbrandsdal, Norway during the 1950s and 1960s. The painting ''Ringebu Kirke'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…smund Asdal
Ã…smund Asdal (born 1957) is a Norwegian biologist and agronomist, employed aNordic Genetic Resource Center(NordGen) as Coordinator of Operation and Management of thSvalbard Global Seed VaultSGSV). He facilitates seed deposits in the SGSV from the international community of gene banks Eugene Lavon Banks (born May 15, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Philadelphia. High School Career and College Recruitment A 6'7" forward, Banks attended high school in West Philadelphia. Nic ... and research institutes holding seed collections of plant genetic resources, and is responsible for information and media visits to the Seed Vault. From 2001 to 2015 he managed the Norwegian national program for plant genetic resources at the Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre. He has also conducted research for the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk), the Norwegian Genetic Resources Centre and the Norwegian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…smund Reikvam
Ã…smund Ragnar Reikvam (born 1944 in Førde) is a Norwegian professor in medicine and former politician. Education He graduated as dr. med. in 1976 and became a specialist in Internal medicine and Heart disease in 1981. He worked at UllevÃ¥l university hospital and Sogn og Fjordane central hospital, the latter as head physician in 1983–1984 and 1989–1992. In 1999 he was appointed professor in pharmacotherapeutics at the University of Oslo. Career Before moving to Oslo he was a member of Førde municipality council for eight years, representing the Labour Party. His brother Rolf Reikvam is a national legislator. Reikvam graduated from Medical School, University of Oslo, in 1970, and was a research fellow at the Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…smund Forfang
Åsmund Forfang (born 22 May 1952) is a Norwegian writer. He has written several novels, short story collections, and children's books. He has also issued two non-fiction books, about the mining communities of Kopperå and Løkken Verk Løkken Verk (sometimes just called Løkken) is a village in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located south of the village of Svorkmo, east of the village of Bjørnli, and north of the municipal center of Meldal. .... References 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian male short story writers Norwegian non-fiction writers Nynorsk-language writers 1952 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian short story writers 21st-century Norwegian short story writers 20th-century Norwegian male writers 21st-century Norwegian male writers Male non-fiction writers {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roald Ã…smund Bye
Roald Ã…smund Bye (7 November 1928 in Malvik – 15 April 2003) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag () was a county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the No ... in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957, 1958–1961, 1961–1965 and 1965–1969. On the local level he was a member of Malvik municipality council from 1955 to 1967. Outside politics he worked as a social security bureaucrat. References * 1928 births 2003 deaths People from Malvik Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Sør-Trøndelag politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasmund Brynildsen
Aasmund Brynildsen (16 October 1917 – 19 June 1974) was a Norwegian essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant. Personal life Brynildsen was born at Tjøme to shipmaster Lars Christian Holm Brynildsen and Lilly Kristine Larsen, and was a nephew of Alf Larsen. After passing examen artium in 1937, he studied philosophy and literary history at the University of Oslo, though without graduating. He was married twice, first to Ruth Bülov from 1941 to 1945, and second to writer Karin Bang, whom he married in 1952. Career During the 1930s, Brynildsen wrote a number of essayistic articles in the magazine ''Janus'', starting with an article on the art of Pablo Picasso ("Pablo Picassos urbillede") in 1935. His first books were ''Der er en kilde'' from 1945, and ''Dommen til døden'' from 1946. He co-edited the anthroposophical magazine '' Spektrum'' from 1950 to 1954. He was assigned with the publishing house Dreyer, as translator, author and princip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasmund Bjørkan
Aasmund Bjørkan (born 3 July 1973) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who was appointed manager at Bodø/Glimt after the 2015 season. He had been the assistant of former manager Jan Halvor Halvorsen since 2013. He has previously been head coach of the First Division sides Alta and Ranheim. As a player, he played as a winger for Bodø/Glimt and Vålerenga, and won the Norwegian Cup in 1993 and 2002. Playing career Bjørkan made his debut for Bodø/Glimt in 1991, and helped win promotion ahead of the 1993 season. In his first Norwegian top division season in 1993 he played all 22 league games. He remained a steadfast first-team player at Bodø/Glimt until changing club to Vålerenga in the middle of the 2000 season. After some meagre seasons he returned to Bodø/Glimt in August 2002. He started off well, playing all 26 league games in 2003, but was eventually struck by problems with jumper's knee. He retired as an active player after the 2005 season. Post-playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasmund Kulien
Aasmund Kulien (4 May 1893 – 18 October 1988) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1934–1936. On the local level, Kulien was a member of Greipstad municipal council from 1928 to 1942. He chaired the regional party chapter from 1921 to 1923, and was a member of the national board from 1930 to 1939. He was born in Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ..., worked as a gardener from 1908 but settled as a farmer in Greipstad in 1922. While living there, he served two years as the chief of the fire department, as well as other public posts. References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
