Kjartan ( Icelandic: ; Faroese: ) is a masculine

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, most prominently in

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

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name ' was a shortening of ', from sga, Muirchertach, the name of an

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king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish ', "servant of Curcach") was brought to Iceland as a slave. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. ', 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, . The

name Muirchertach, meaning "mariner", is modernised to ', anglicised as

Murtagh Murtagh ( Irish: '' Muircheartach'') is an Irish surname, and may refer to: * St. Murtagh * Andy Murtagh, Irish-born English cricketer, uncle of Chris and Tim * Chris Murtagh, English cricketer, brother of Tim, nephew of Andy * Ciarán Murtagh (bo ...

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on NordicNames.de Kjartan may refer to: * Kjartan Finnbogason (born 1986), Icelandic international football player *

Kjartan Fløgstad Kjartan Fløgstad (born 7 June 1944) is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad was born in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland. He studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently, he worked for a period as an ind ...

(born 1944), Norwegian author *

Kjartan Gunnarsson Kjartan Gunnarsson (born October 4, 1951) is an Icelandic lawyer, best known for serving for 26 years as the executive director of the Icelandic conservative Independence Party from 1980 until 2006. He has also worked for Landsbanki bank. He is ...

(born 1951), Icelandic politician and lawyer *

Kjartan Haugen Kjartan Nesbakken Haugen (born March 6, 1975, in Trondheim) is a disabled Norwegian cross-country skier. He won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Paralympics for 5 km and another gold at the 2006 Winter Paralympics as part of the Norwegian ...

(born 1975), Norwegian cross-country skier and Paralympic gold medallist * Kjartan Kristiansen (born 1963), Norwegian guitarist and backing vocalist in band DumDum Boys * Kjartan Ólafsson (disambiguation), various people *

Kjartan Poskitt Kjartan Poskitt (born 15 May 1956 in York) is a British author and TV presenter who is best known for writing the ''Murderous Maths'' children's series of books. Early life and education Poskitt was born in York, England, grew up in Selby, Yo ...

(born 1956), English author and television presenter *

Kjartan Salvesen Kjartan Salvesen (born 17 October 1976 in Sandnes) is the winner of the second season of Norwegian version of Idol by 840.000 votes, the highest number for any participant on the show. His single "Standing Tall" sold 5 times platinum, making it ...

(born 1976), Norwegian pop singer * Kjartan Sturluson (born 1975), Icelandic international football goalkeeper *

Kjartan Sveinsson Kjartan "Kjarri" Sveinsson (; born 2 January 1978) is the keyboardist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He joined the band in 1998. A multi-instrumentalist, he has also played such instruments as the flute, tin whistle, oboe, guitar a ...

(born 1978), Icelandic keyboardist of the band Sigur Rós *Kjartan the Cruel, a fictional character in ''

The Last Kingdom ''The Last Kingdom'' is the first historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2004. This story introduces Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon noble who is kidnapped by Danish Vikings as a young child and is assimilated i ...

'' television series and ''

The Saxon Stories ''The Saxon Stories'' (also known as ''Saxon Tales''/''Saxon Chronicles'' in the US and ''The Warrior Chronicles'' and most recently as ''The Last Kingdom'' series) is a historical novel series written by Bernard Cornwell about the birth of E ...

'' books

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