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Åshild Irgens
Åshild Anita Irgens (born 7 February 1976) is a Norwegian illustrator. She has illustrated several children's books for the publishers Aschehoug, Damm, Samlaget and Gyldendal, among them the novel ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' by Maria Parr, a recipient of the Brage Prize. Illustrations Authors/books Irgens has illustrated for: * 2005: Kjersti Scheen: ''Øyenvitnet'' * 2006: Marianne Viermyr: ''Bølla Britt og Rita Rapp'' * 2006: Kjersti Scheen: ''Linnea og kastanjeprinsen'' * 2007: Rasmus Løland: ''Gutar'' * 2007: Rasmus Løland: ''Kvitebjørnen'' * 2007: Rita Løvseth Sandnes: ''Lovise flytter'' * 2007: Tone Kjærnli: ''Oldefars øye'' * 2008: Bjørg Øygarden: '' Askeladden og de nye hjelperne'' * 2008: Naja Marie Aidt: ''Huset'' * 2008: Rita Løvseth Sandnes: ''Lovise får en venn'' * 2009: Camilla Dahle Otterlei: ''Klara og verdens fineste Pekal'' * 2009: Hans Sande: ''Er du blind i dag, Elise?'' * 2009: Maria Parr: ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' * 2009: Rita Løvseth Sandnes: ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askeladden Og De Nye Hjelperne
Ashlad (Norwegian "Askeladden" or "Oskeladden", full name "Esben Askelad" or "Espen Askeladd" or "Espen Oskeladd") is a main character in a number of tales collected in Asbjørnsen and Moe's ''Norwegian Folktales''. The character starts out being regarded as an incapable underachiever, but eventually proves himself by overcoming some prodigious deed, succeeding where all others have failed. The character's name appeared as Boots in Dasent's 19th century English translations. Name The name ''Askeladden'' (meaning 'ash-lad') or ''Askeladd'' is the standard form which Asbjørnsen and Moe eventually settled for. However, the storytellers used this alongside other variant names such as Askefis, sometimes interchangeably within the same tale. In fact, the most frequently recorded original name was ' or ''Askefis'', glossed as a person who blows on the coal to stoke the fire. The latter word is attested since the 15th century, in proverbs. This would make sense, as the job of blowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Women Children's Book Illustrators
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. * Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania, USA Norsk * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signe Olaug Pedersen
Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse ''sigr'' (victory) and ''nýr'' (new), which may refer to: *Signe (Finnish princess), a legendary Finnish princess *Signy, two heroines in Norse mythology and two lesser-known characters in Norse sagas *Signy Aarna (born 1990), Estonian footballer *Signe Amundsen (1899–1987), Norwegian operatic soprano *Signy Arctander (1895–1971), Norwegian statistician and economist * Signe Asmussen (born 1970), Danish singer *Signe Baumane (born 1964), Latvian animator, artist, illustrator and writer *Signe Bergman (1869–1960), Swedish suffragette * Signe Brander (1869–1942), Finnish photographer * Signe Bro (born 1999), Danish swimmer *Signe Brunnström (1898–1988), Swedish-American physiotherapist, scientist and educator * Signe Bruun (born 1998), Danish footballer *Signy Coleman (born 1960), American actress *Signy Stefansson Eaton (1913–1992), Canadian socialite, art collector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Sager
Mari may refer to: Places *Mari, Paraíba, Brazil, a city * Mari, Cyprus, a village *Mari, Greece, a village, site of ancient town of Marius * Mari, Iran (other), places in Iran * Mari, Punjab, a village and a union council in Pakistan *Mari, Syria, ancient Near Eastern city-state *Mari El, a republic in Russia **Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1990), an administrative division of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and a predecessor to the Mari El mentioned above. **Mari Autonomous Oblast (1920–1936), an administrative division of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and a predecessor to the Mari ASSR. * Mari (crater), an impact crater on Mars Religion *Mari (goddess), Basque goddess *Māri or Mariamman, Indian goddess *Mari Native Religion, surviving pagan religion People and fictional characters *Mari (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Mari (surname), a list of people * Abba Mari (c. 1250–c. 1306), Proven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åse Ombustvedt
Åse may refer to: People * Tone Åse (born 1965), Norwegian singer Given name * Åse Birkrem, Norwegian handball player * Åse Fosli, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Åse Hedstrøm, Norwegian composer based in Stockholm, Sweden * Åse Idland, retired Norwegian biathlete * Åse Kleveland, Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician * Åse Klundelien, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Åse Gruda Skard, Norwegian psychologist, and a pioneer in the field of the bringing up of children * Åse Michaelsen, Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party * Agnetha Fältskog, born Åse Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actress, best known as a member of ABBA Characters * Åse Ludwigson, a character in the 1996 miniseries ''Titanic'' * Åse, a character in the 1867 play ''Peer Gynt'' by Henrik Ibsen Places * Åse, Nordland, a village in Andøy municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Åse Hundred, a ''hundred'' in Sweden See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Sande
Hans Sande (born 20 December 1946) is a Norwegian psychiatrist, poet, novelist and children's writer. He was born in Bergen. He made his literary début in 1969 with the poetry collection ''Strime'', for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Among his children's books are ''Lita grøn grasbok'' from 1972 and ''Trastedikt'' from 1977. References 1946 births Physicians from Bergen 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian children's writers Living people Norwegian male novelists 20th-century Norwegian male writers 21st-century Norwegian male writers Writers from Bergen {{Norway-novelist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Dahle Otterlei
Camilla may refer to: People * Camilla (given name), including a list of people with the name * Queen Camilla (b. 1947), wife of Charles III, king of the Commonwealth realms Characters * Camilla (mythology), daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla in Roman mythology * Camilla, a character in ''The Muppet Show'' Places * Camilla, Georgia, US * Hallyards Castle or Camilla Castle, Scotland * 107 Camilla, an asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Camilla'' (1994 film) * ''Camilla'' (1954 film) * ''Camilla'' (Burney novel), 1796, by Frances Burney (mentioned in Jane Austen's novel ''Northanger Abbey'') * ''Camilla Dickinson'', a.k.a. ''Camilla'', a novel by Madeleine L'Engle * "Camilla", a song by Basshunter from ''Now You're Gone – The Album'' Opera * ''Camilla'' (Bononcini), a 1706 opera by Giovanni Bononcini * ''Camilla'' (Paer), 1799 opera by Ferdinando Paer * ''Camilla'' (Fioravanti), 1801 opera by Valentino Fioravanti * ''Il trionfo di Camilla'', a 1696 or 1697 opera by Giov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naja Marie Aidt
Naja Marie Aidt (born 24 December 1963) is a Danish-language poet and writer. Biography Aidt was born in Aasiaat, Greenland, and was brought up partly in Greenland and partly in the Vesterbro area of Copenhagen. In 1991, she published her first book of poetry, ''Så længe jeg er ung'' (''While I'm Still Young''). Since 1993, she has been a full-time writer. In 1994, Aidt was awarded the Danish Fund for the Endowment of the Arts 3-year bursary. Aidt won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2009 for her short stories collection. ''Bavian'' (''Baboon'', 2006), ''Bavian'' also earned her the Danish '' Kritikerprisen'' for 2007. Bibliography * ''Har døden taget noget fra dig så giv det tilbage'' (2017), Gyldendal; Translated as ''When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back'' by Denise Newman (2019) * ''OMINA'' (2016) co-authored by Mette Moestrup, Gyldendal – poetry * ''Frit flet'' (2014), co-authored by Mette Moestrup and Line Knutzon, Gyldendal * ''Sten saks papi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
