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
; (943 – 26 March 972), also spelled Svyatoslav, was Grand Prince of Kiev famous for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers of Eastern Europe, Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire. H ...
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
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Åsmund 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 o ...
(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
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Åsmund Kåresson
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 ...
, runemaster who flourished during the first half of the 11th century in Uppland, Sweden
* Aasmund Kulien (1893–1988), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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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 ...
(born 1964), Norwegian musician, singer and composer from Vinje, Telemark
* Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870), Norwegian poet and journalist
* Åsmund Reikvam (born 1944), Norwegian professor in medicine and former politician
* Aasmund Halvorsen Vinje (1851–1917), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party splinter party Liberale Venstre
Åsmund Åmli Band
Åsmund Åmli Band is a Norwegian country/rock band from Valle in Setesdalen, formed in 1996. They have sold more than 20,000 albumsÅsmund Frægdegjevar (album), the first full-length album by the Norwegian folk metal band Lumsk