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Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
Íþróttafélagið Völsungur (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Húsavík located on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi Skjálfandi (; also known as Skjálfandaflói ) is a bay in northern Iceland, with some of the characteristics of a fjord. The Icelandic word ''Skjálfandi'' literally translates to ''trembling'' which may refer to earthquakes in the area. The ... bay. History The club was founded on 12 April 1927 by around 25-28 boys, aged between 11 and 14 years old. The first president of the club was Jakob Hafstein. In 1933, the first girls joined the club. Football ÍF Völsungur fields both men's and women's senior football teams along with junior teams. They play their home games at the Húsavíkurvöllur. Men's football Current squad Titles * 1. deild karla: 1986 * 2. deild karla: 1968, 1971, 1979, 1995, 2003, 2012 * 3. deild karla: 2009 Women's football History In 2019, Völsungur women's ...
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Húsavík
Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the northeast coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,485 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík is served by Húsavík Airport. Overview Here income is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as from retail and small industries. Until 2004, Húsavík was the export harbour for silica that was extracted from nearby lake Mývatn. According to the '' Landnámabók'' ("Book of Settlement"), Húsavík was the first place in Iceland to be settled in by a Norseman. The Swedish Viking Garðar Svavarsson stayed there for one winter around 870 A.D. When he left the island in spring of 870, after a winter's stay, he left behind a man named Náttfari and two slaves, a man and a woman, and they established a farm there. The name of the town means "bay of houses", probably referring to Garðar's homestead, which was probably the only ...
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Ólafur Örn Ásgeirsson
Ólafur () is a common name in Iceland, derived from the Old Norse Óláfr , meaning "ancestor's relic". According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required. The name is a frequently given name in Iceland. In 2005, it was the fifth most common male given name after Gunnar and before Einar. A diminutive form is Óli. Notable Icelanders named Ólafur *Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (born 1982), football defender *Guðni Ólafur Guðnason (born 1965), retired basketball player *Ólafur Adolfsson, Icelandic politician *Ólafur Arnalds (born 1986), modern composer *Ólafur Benediktsson (born 1952), former handball player *Ólafur Egilsson (1564–1639), priest *Ólafur Elíasson (born 1967), Danish-Icelandic artist *Ólafur Friðrik Magnússon (born 1952), former mayor of Reykjavík *Ólafur Garðar Einarsson (1932–2023), politician and former minister *Ólafur Gottskálksson (born 1968), retired pr ...
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Jakob Héðinn Róbertsson
Jakob may refer to: People * Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name Other * Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP * Max Jakob Memorial Award, annual award to scholars in the field of heat transfer * Ohel Jakob synagogue (Munich) Fictional characters * Jakob, a character from the video game ''Fire Emblem Fates'' See also * Jacob (other) * St. Jacob (other) St. Jacob is James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Great. James is used as a translation of the Hebrew name Jacob (Ya'akov). St. Jacob, St. Jacobs or St. Jakob may also refer to: People *Saint James (other) * Saint Jacob of Alaska, ...
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Davíð Leó Lund
Davíð is an Icelandic masculine given name and may refer to: * Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (born 1975), Icelandic politician and chairman of the Progressive Party * Davíð Oddsson (born 1948), Icelandic politician, Prime Minister of Iceland from 1991 to 2004 * Davíð Kristján Ólafsson (born 1995), Icelandic footballer * Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964), famous Icelandic poet and novelist, best known as a poet of humanity * Davíð Viðarsson Davíð Þór Viðarsson (born 24 April 1984) is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder for FH and the Iceland national team. He was the club captain of Úrvalsdeild club FH Hafnarfjörður. He had previously played in the No ... (born 1984), Icelandic football midfielder {{DEFAULTSORT:David Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names is:Davíð ...
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Arnar Páll Matthíasson
Arnar is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arnar Freyr Arnarsson (born 1996), Icelandic handball player *Arnar Freyr Frostason (born 1988), an Icelandic rapper (also known as Arnar Úlfur) *Arnar Grétarsson (born 1972), Icelandic football player * Arnar Guðjónsson, Icelandic basketball coach *Arnar Gunnlaugsson (born 1973), Icelandic professional footballer *Arnar Jónsson (actor) (born 1943), Icelandic actor *Arnar Jónsson (basketball) (born 1983), Icelandic basketball player * Arnar Pétursson (runner) (born 1991), Icelandic long-distance runner * Arnar Pétursson (footballer) (born 1991), Icelandic professional footballer * Arnar Sigurðsson (born 1981), Icelandic tennis player *Arnar Viðarsson (born 1978), Icelandic football player * Arnar Førsund (born 1986), Norwegian footballer As a middle name: *Davíð Arnar Ágústsson (born 1996), Icelandic basketball player *Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson (born 1993), Icelandic basketball player *Guðmundur Arnar ...
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Tryggvi Grani Jóhannsson
Trygve is a masculine given name most common in Norway. Trygve is derived from the Old Norse ''tryggr'', meaning "true, trustworthy", cognate with Old English '' treowe'', Old High German ''triuwe''. Gothic has ''triggws''. The Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse form of the name is Tryggvi, e.g. Tryggve Olafsson. There were 5,951 people with the forename Trygve in Norway in 2009, declining to 5,432 in November 2015. The following people share the forename Trygve: * Trygve Bendiksby (1907–1992), Norwegian judge * Trygve Berge (born 1932), Norwegian Olympic downhill skier * Trygve Bjørgo (1916–1997), Norwegian poet and educator * Trygve Bornø (born 1942), Norwegian footballer * Trygve Braarud (1903–1985), Norwegian botanist * Trygve Bratteli (1910–1984), Norwegian Prime Minister * Trygve Brodahl (1905–1996), Norwegian cross-country skier * Trygve Brudevold (1920–2021), Norwegian bobsledder * Trygve Bruvik (born 1952), Norwegian engineer * Trygve Bull (1905–1999), ...
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Elmar Örn Guðmundsson
Elmar may refer to: * Elmar (given name) * Leitz Elmar The name Elmar is used by Leica to designate camera lenses of four elements. History The Elmar lenses originally had a maximum aperture of f/3.5. These lenses were derived from a 50 mm f/3.5 Elmax lens first produced in 1925. The name is a combi ..., photographic lens * N. V. Elmar, Power companies of Aruba {{Disambiguation ...
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Benedikt Kristján Guðbjartsson
Benedikt may refer to: *Benedikt, a spelling of the name Benedict *Benedikt, Benedikt Benedikt () is the central settlement in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. Before 1998, it was part of the Municipality of Lenart. It lies in the Slovene Hills (). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now ...
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Juan Guardia
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (foo ...
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Simon Domínguez
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon (), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall * ''Simón'' (2018 film), Venezuelan short film directed by Diego Vicentini * ''Simón'' (2023 film), Venezuelan feature film directed by Diego Vicentini Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ' ...
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