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Viðar Már Matthíasson
Viðar is an Icelandic given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: *Atli Viðar Björnsson (born 1980), Icelandic footballer *Viðar Halldórsson (born 1953), Icelandic footballer *Viðar Örn Kjartansson (born 1990), Icelandic footballer *Jórunn Viðar (1918–2017), Icelandic pianist and composer *Viðar Helgi Guðjohnsen (born 1983), Icelandic television personality See also * Víðarr In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: , possibly "wide ruler",Orchard (1997:174—175). sometimes Anglicisation, anglicized as Vidar , Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a Æsir, god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is describe ... {{given name, type=both Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atli Viðar Björnsson
Atli Viðar Björnsson (born 4 January 1980) is an Icelandic retired football (soccer), footballer, who mostly played for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, FH. Since joining FH in 2001, he played more than 300 matches for the club in all competitions. During the 2007 season, Atli spent four months on loan at 1. deild karla (football), 1. deild karla side Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir, Fjölnir where he scored 14 goals in 17 league appearances. He notably scored an equalising goal against English Premier League side Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa in a 2008 UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup match, earning the Icelandic outfit a memorable draw away at Villa Park. On 20 May 2015 Atli became the fourth player to score 100 goals in the Icelandic top division and only the second to score 100 goals for the same club. Atli's 100th goal was the opening goal against Íþróttabandalag Akraness and came in the 29th minute of the match. References External links * 1980 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viðar Halldórsson
Viðar Halldórsson (born 23 May 1953) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender for FH and the Iceland national team. After his retirement, he returned to his home club in an administrative role, currently serving as chairman. Playing career Club career Viðar spent his entire career with his hometown club FH, making his first-team debut in 1970 and playing in over 400 matches. He helped them achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla three different times, including two first-place finishes in the second-tier 1. deild karla in 1974 and 1984. Apart from football, he played handball at the youth level for FH and a stint at the senior level for Stjarnan. International career Viðar earned 27 caps with the Iceland national team, making his senior international debut on 16 June 1976 in a friendly against Faroe Islands, although it is not officially recognized since their opponent was not a FIFA member at the time. Two months later he replaced Ólafur Sigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viðar Örn Kjartansson
Viðar Örn Kjartansson (; born 11 March 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for Besta deild karla club KA Akureyri. Club career Viðar made his debut for Selfoss in 2006, aged 16. He joined Icelandic top division club ÍBV in 2009 but rejoined Selfoss after a short stint with ÍBV. He joined Icelandic club Fylkir in 2013 and after a very prolific goalscoring season in the Icelandic top flight, he joined Norwegian club Vålerenga in December 2013. Viðar scored his first goal for Vålerenga in a 3–1 home win over Bodø/Glimt on 6. April 2014. After his first year in Norway, Viðar ended up as the top scorer in the Norwegian top league with 25 goals scored in 29 games. On 22 January 2015, Viðar transferred to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty. Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty signed him for €3.5 million. On 7 March 2015, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Jiangsu in the first league match of the 2015 season which Jia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jórunn Viðar
Jórunn Viðar (7 December 1918 – 27 February 2017) was an Icelanders, Icelandic pianist and composer. Biography Jórunn Viðar was born and grew up in Reykjavík, Iceland. In 1937 she graduated from Reykjavík Grammar School, and the same year travelled to Germany to study for two years at the Music Academy in Berlin. She returned to Iceland and married Lárus Fjeldsted (1918–1985). In 1943–1945 the family lived in New York City where she studied composition with Vittorio Giannini at the Juilliard School of Music. After they moved back to Iceland, Jórunn worked as a pianist and accompanist. She gave several solo recitals and performed with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, for example in concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann, as well as her own composition, ''Slátta'' (1977). She was awarded the Order of the Falcon, Knight's Cross class (''Riddarakross''), for accomplishments in music. Works Jórunn Viðar has written a number of compositions based on Icelandic f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víðarr
In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: , possibly "wide ruler",Orchard (1997:174—175). sometimes Anglicisation, anglicized as Vidar , Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a Æsir, god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is described as the Sons of Odin, son of Odin and the jötunn Gríðr and is foretold to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict he is described as surviving. Víðarr is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and is interpreted as depicted with Fenrir on the Gosforth Cross. A number of theories surround the figure, including theories around potential ritual silence and a Proto-Indo-Europeans, Proto-Indo-European basis. Attestations ''Poetic Edda'' In the ''Poetic Edda'', Víðarr is mentioned in the poems ''Völuspá'', ''Vafthrúdnismál'', ''Grímnismál'', and ''Lokasenna''. In stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Masculine Given Names
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic orthography *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle, a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |