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Bolli Gústavsson
Bolli is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Bolli Þorleiksson, key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga **Bolli Bollason, his son and character in the same saga * Fatou Bolli, Ivorian novelist *Justin Bolli, American professional golfer * Hans Bolli, Swiss bobsledder See also *Bollinger Bollinger () is a French Champagne house, a producer of luxury sparkling wines from the Champagne (wine region), Champagne region. They produce several labels of Champagne (wine), Champagne under the Bollinger name, including the vintage ''Vieil ...
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Bolli Þorleiksson
Bolli Þorleiksson (also Bolli Thorleiksson; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga, which recounts the history of the People of Laxárdalur. He courted the famed Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir. Although Guðrún preferred his foster-brother Kjartan Ólafsson, she gave herself to Bolli because of a false rumour that Kjartan was engaged to Ingibjörg Tryggvadóttir, the sister of King Ólafur Tryggvason. Bolli engaged in hostilities with his foster-brother, which ended with him killing Kjartan, and then being killed in turn by Kjartan's kinsmen at the dairy. Death and aftermath Bolli was well known for his skill and his swordsmanship. Prior to the attack, Thorstein the Black said "however underhanded he may be where he is, you may make up your mind for a brisk defence on his part, strong and skilled at arms as he is. He also has a sword that for a weapon is a trusty one." Bolli dealt one of his attackers a blow, wh ...
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Bolli Bollason
Bolli Bollason (also Bolli Bollison) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic ''Laxdæla saga'', born around 1004. He grew up in Orlygsstadir, at Helgafell on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. He divided his time between Helgafell and Tunga, the home of Snorri the Goði. He was held in the highest regard among the contemporary Scandinavian rulers, and also in the Eastern Roman Empire. It is believed that he had reached the rank of '' manglabites'' in the Eastern Roman army,Heath, p 38 and on his return to Iceland, his finery and recognition earned him the name "Bolli the Elegant".Thorsson, p 419 His importance in the literary context of the saga is his prominence as the son of Bolli Þorleiksson and Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir, the two central characters of the work. He is mentioned at the end of the '' Sneglu-Hall þáttur'' (''The Tale of Sarcastic Halli''), and is also the subject of his own tale, the ''Bollaþáttur'', which was later appended to th ...
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Fatou Bolli
Fatou Bolli (born 1952) is an Ivorian novelist. She was the second published Ivorian woman writer with her 1976 novel ''Djigbô''. Life and career Bolli was born in 1952 in Abidjan, and worked for a period at the Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique in Paris. Her 1976 novel ''Djigbô'' (published by the ) dealt with the subject of witchcraft, a subject that has been rarely addressed in Ivorian literature. The book was only the second Ivorian book published by a woman writer, and sold well in bookstores on its release. She has been described as among the best-known women writers of the Ivory Coast. She was one of only two women writers (the other being Simone Kaya, the first published woman Ivorian writer) included in ''l'Anthologie de la littérature ivoirienne'' (The Anthology of Ivorian Literature, 1983). Regina Yaou Regina Yaou (sometimes N'doufou) (10 July 1955 – 4 November 2017) was a writer from Ivory Coast. Life and career Yaou was born in Dabou and raised ...
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Justin Bolli
Justin Bolli (born March 18, 1976) is an American professional golfer. who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. Early life Bolli was born in Portland, Oregon. Professional career Bolli started playing on the Nationwide Tour full-time in 2004 and moved up to the PGA Tour in 2005. In his rookie season on the PGA Tour, he only made 9 of 24 cuts with his best finish being tied for 17th at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. He moved back to the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He finished in 8th place on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2007 to earn his PGA Tour card for 2008. He was not able to retain his PGA Tour card in 2008 and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2009. He won the Price Cutter Charity Championship The Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper is a regular golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It is played at the Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the List of cities in Missouri, third ... in Augu ...
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Hans Bolli
Hans Bolli was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won two bronze medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships (1950, 1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...). ReferencesBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 Possibly living people Swiss male bobsledders Year of birth missing 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ...
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