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Þóra Town-Hart
Þóra is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir (born 1977), Icelandic politician, former member of the Althing *Þóra Arnórsdóttir (born 1975), Icelandic documentary film maker *Elín Þóra Elíasdóttir (born 1992), Icelandic badminton player *Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson (1930–2020), Icelandic socialite and aristocrat *Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir (born 1982), Icelandic actress and musician *Þóra Björg Helgadóttir (born 1981), Icelandic footballer *Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir (born 1997), Icelandic basketball player *Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir (born 1989), Icelandic professional golfer *Þóra Magnúsdóttir (born 1100), daughter of King Magnus III of Norway *Þóra Melsteð or Thora Melsted (1823–1919), Icelandic educator *Þóra Þorbergsdóttir (1025–1066), Norwegian royal consort See also *Þóra borgarhjǫrtr, mythical character in the Norse sagas, wife of Ragnar Loðbrók {{Given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir
Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir (born 18 September 1977) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing, from the Left-Green Movement. Political career Steinunn Þóra has a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Disability Studies, both from the University of Iceland. She has been active within the Multiple sclerosis, MS-Society of Iceland as well as the Organization of Disabled in the country. Steinunn Þóra has been active within the Left-Green Movement for a number of years, including taking a place on the party's ticket in six parliament elections; 2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2007, 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009, 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2013, 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2016, 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017 and 2021_Icelandic_parliamentary_election, 2021. She did not run in the 2024_Icelandic_parliamentary_election, 2024 elections. When Árni Þór Sigurðsson resigned from parliament on 18 August 2014, Steinu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þóra Arnórsdóttir
Þóra is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir (born 1977), Icelandic politician, former member of the Althing * Þóra Arnórsdóttir (born 1975), Icelandic documentary film maker *Elín Þóra Elíasdóttir (born 1992), Icelandic badminton player *Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson (28 January 1930 – 27 August 2020), also referred as Thora Hallgrimsdottir, was an Icelandic socialite and aristocrat who was the wife of the businessman Björgólfur Guðmundsson and like him was a prominent figur ... (1930–2020), Icelandic socialite and aristocrat * Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir (born 1982), Icelandic actress and musician * Þóra Björg Helgadóttir (born 1981), Icelandic footballer * Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir (born 1997), Icelandic basketball player * Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir (born 1989), Icelandic professional golfer * Þóra Magnúsdóttir (born 1100), daughter of King Magnus III of Norway * Þóra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elín Þóra Elíasdóttir
Elín Þóra Elíasdóttir (born 7 June 1992) is an Icelandic badminton player. Career Elín made it to the semi-finals of Iceland International tournament in 2009 and was the runner-up in 2012, with her partner Helgi Jóhannesson, losing in the finals against Chou Tien-chen and Chiang Mei-hui. In 2013, she won Icelandic National Badminton Championships in the women's doubles event with her partner Rakel Jóhannesdótir. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * Living people 1992 births Place of birth missing (living people) Elin Thora Eliasdotti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson
Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson (28 January 1930 – 27 August 2020), also referred as Thora Hallgrimsdottir, was an Icelandic socialite and aristocrat who was the wife of the businessman Björgólfur Guðmundsson and like him was a prominent figure in the cultural and business life of Iceland from around 2002 to 2008. She was also the former wife of American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell. Family and surname Þóra was born in Reykjavík, the eldest daughter of Hallgrímur Fr. Hallgrímsson, chairman of Royal Dutch Shell in Iceland and consul in Canada, and his wife Margrét Þorbjörg Thors Hallgrímsson, daughter of the businessman Thor Philip Axel Jensen. Although ethnically Icelandic, Þóra's father Hallgrímur was born in Canada. His surname Hallgrímsson is in fact his father's patronym, which his father had taken as a surname when moving to Canada. In turn, Þóra also inherited the surname, giving rise to the unusual situation of a female Icelander with a last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir ( translit. Kristin Thora Haraldsdottir; born 25 February 1982) is an Icelandic actress and musician. She graduated from the drama department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in the spring of 2007. History After graduation, Kristín Þóra was employed by the Akureyri Theatre Company, where she played in Óvitar, Ökutímum, and Fló on Skinn. In spring 2008, she was employed by the Reykjavík City Theatre and in the National Theatre of Iceland, where she has appeared in several plays: The West One, The Ruins, The People in the Cellar, The Hurricane, The Styrian Pet, The Darling Child, Fanny and Alexander, Tengdó, Little Hamlet, Wishbone, Socrates, Flood, along with the advertisement of the year, The Strip, and God Bless Iceland. She appeared in the Icelandic TV series ''Prisoners'' (, 2017), directed by Ragnar Bragason, and as Gunna in the 2017 series ''Stella Blómkvist.'' From recent film projects, she has appeared as the lead role in two f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þóra Björg Helgadóttir
Þóra Björg Helgadóttir (born 5 May 1981), commonly Anglicised as Thora Helgadottir, is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Trained at university level in the United States, she formerly played for four seasons with Duke University's women's soccer team. She most recently played for Damallsvenskan club Malmö (FC Rosengård) and had previously represented clubs in Iceland, Belgium, Norway and Australia. Since making her debut for the Iceland women's national football team in 1998, Þóra has accrued over a century of caps. She was named in Iceland's squad for the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. Þóra is the younger sister of Ásthildur Helgadóttir, a former captain of the women's national football team. In May 2014 Þóra announced via Twitter that she was leaving FC Rosengård and returning to Iceland. Club career Þóra made her debut in the domestic Úrvalsdeild league as a 14-year-old. Playing with Breiðablik and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir
Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir (born 30 March 1997) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays the point guard position for Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and the Icelandic national basketball team. She won the Icelandic championship with Haukar in 2018 while also being named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team and finishing third in the selection of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year. She won the Danish championship ind 2022 and 2023 and the Danish Cup in 2022 with AKS Falcon. In 2025, she was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year and won the Icelandic championship for the second time in her career. Career Þóra came up through the junior programs of Haukar and played her first senior game in 2012. On 22 February 2014 she won the Icelandic Basketball Cup after Haukar defeated Snæfell in the Cup finals. On 3 October 2015, she helped Haukar win the Icelandic Company Cup, defeating Keflavík in the final. In 2016, she was loaned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir
Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir (born 4 December 1989) is an Icelandic professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour between 2017 and 2020. She won the mixed team gold at the 2018 European Golf Team Championships. Early life and amateur career Jónsdóttir was born in Akranes and participated in her first golf tournament when she was 8 years old. At 13, she started training seriously, and she was named Athlete of the Year in her hometown Akranes 4 years in a row 2007–2010. She won the Icelandic National Championship in 2009, 2012 and 2017. She played for the National Team, including at the European Ladies' Team Championship and the 2012 Espirito Santo Trophy. In 2010 she was named Icelandic Golfer of Year. Jónsdóttir attended Texas State University and played with the Texas State Bobcats women's golf team. Professional career Jónsdóttir turned professional in 2013 and joined the LET Access Series in 2015. In 2016, she tied for 3rd at the Ribeira Sacra Patrimoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þóra Magnúsdóttir
Þóra Magnúsdóttir (, ; ; born ) was a daughter of King Magnus III of Norway (''Magnus 3 Olavsson Berrføtt''). Þóra married an Icelandic man and moved to Iceland. Her husband, Loftur Sæmundsson was a chieftain of Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of Iceland. He was a member of the Oddaverjar clan and son of Icelandic priest and scholar Sæmundur fróði, Sæmundur fróði Sigfússon. Their son Jón Loftsson was later chieftain at Oddi. Descendants of Loftur and Þóra included Þuríður Sturludóttir (born c. 1228), who married Hrafn Oddsson (born c. 1225), a descendant of Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson (Skalla-Grímr), the father of skald Egill Skallagrímsson. With the birth of Jón korpur Hrafnsson, the feuding clans of the Fairhair and Skalla-Grímr dynasties were united. References Other sources ''Islendingabók'' (Book of Icelanders) * ''Konungasögur'' (Kings' sagas) * ''Egils saga Skallagrímssonar'' (Egil's saga) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thora Magnusdottir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þóra Melsteð
Thora Melsted (1823 – 1919) was an Icelandic educator. She was a pioneer in the education of women in Iceland.Bogi Th. Melsted, Merkir Íslendingar-Nýr flokkur. Sjötta bindi, Jón Guðnason bjó til prentunar. (Reykjavík: Bókafellsútgáfan hf. 1967) She was born in Denmark to the Icelandic official Grímur Jónsson (1785-1849) and the Dane Birgitte Cecile Breum (1792–1853). She was raised in Iceland but lived in Denmark in 1833–1846, where she was given a good education. In 1851–53, she managed a small school for girls in Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ..., which was the first school for girls in Iceland. In 1859 she married the Icelandic official and politician Páll Melsteð. She was active in the struggle to establish a permanent school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þóra Þorbergsdóttir
Tora Torbergsdatter (, born 1025 – year of death unknown: fl. 1066) was a Norwegian royal consort. She was the mother of two kings of Norway. It is possible, but unconfirmed, that she was also queen of Denmark or Sweden. Biography Tora Torbergsdatter was born on Giske in what is now Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. She belonged to the Giskeætten, a powerful family from Giske in Sunnmøre. She was daughter of Torberg Arnesson of Giske (ca. 1000–1050) and wife Ragnhild Erlingsdatter (992), maternal granddaughter of Erling Skjalgsson and wife Astrid Eiriksdatter and paternal niece of Finn Arnesson and Kalv Arnesson. Tora married King Harald Hardrada of Norway in 1048. The marriage can largely be explained by politics and alliance building. The chiefs of the Giske family played a key role in Norwegian power politics. The relationship between Tora and Harald Hardrada created strong ties with the royal family. Tora became the mother of both King Olav Kyrre and King Magnus II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
