icelandic name Snorri male Infobox writer image Snorre Sturluson Christian Krohg.jpg caption Snorre Sturluson by Christian Krogh 1890s SnorriSturluson ref The Old Norse Icelandic language Icelandic spelling of the name is SnorriSturluson . Snorre Sturlason is the modern Norwegian language Norwegian .... Citation needed date September 2011 Life Early biography SnorriSturluson was born at Hvammr ref Wittman, P. 1912 . SnorriSturluson. The Catholic Encyclopedia . New York Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved .... SnorriSturluson was assassinated in his house at Reykholt in autumn of 1241 . It is not clear ... References cite book last Bagge first Sverre authorlink title Society and Politics in SnorriSturluson ... Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo. 1993. ISBN 82 521 4139 0. SnorriSturluson c. 1260 . Kringla leaf ... Library of Iceland, displayed via The European Library . External links commons SnorriSturlusonSnorriSturluson wikisource author http www.heimskringla.no wiki Edda Snorra Sturlusonar Prose ... Rod 002 007 001 &qsr SnorriSturluson , article by J nas Kristj nsson at snorrastofa.is. http www.fva.is ... cathen 14060c.htm SnorriSturluson in The Catholic Encyclopedia Thor Heyerdahl, The Azerbaijan ... NAME SnorriSturluson No surname to sort by. See Naming conventions of Iceland . ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... Skalds ar be be x old br SnorriSturluson bg ca SnorriSturluson cs SnorriSturluson cy SnorriSturluson da SnorriSturluson de SnorriSturluson et SnorriSturluson el es SnorriSturluson eo SnorriSturluson eu SnorriSturluson fa fr SnorriSturluson gl SnorriSturluson ko hr SnorriSturluson id SnorriSturluson is SnorriSturluson it SnorriSturluson he sw SnorriSturluson la Snorro Sturlaeus lv Snorri Sturlusons hu SnorriSturluson arz mn nl SnorriSturluson ja no Snorre Sturlason nn Snorre Sturlason nds SnorriSturluson ... more details
Sturluson may refer to Kjartan Sturluson born 1975 , a Icelandic international football goalkeeper Sighvatr Sturluson 1170&ndash 1238 , a skaldic poet, go i and member of the Icelandic Sturlungar clan SnorriSturluson 1179&ndash 1241 , an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician surname fi Sturluson ... more details
Snorri may refer to Snorri orbrandsson , a character in the Icelandic Eyrbyggja saga Snorri Go i or Snorri Go i 963 1031 was a prominent chieftain in Western Iceland, who featured in a number of Icelandic sagas Snorri Gu j nsson born 1981 , an Icelandic handball player Snorri Hergill Kristj nsson , an Icelandic stand up comedian based in London Snorri Hjartarson 1906&ndash 1986 , an Icelandic poet, and a winnder of the Nordic Council s Literature Prize Snorri Snorrason born 1977 , an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning the Icelandic version of Pop Idol SnorriSturluson 1179&ndash 1241 , an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician Snorri Thorfinnsson born 1004 , the son of the explorer orfinnr Karlsefni and Gu r r Eir ksd ttir given name de Snorri es Snorri fr Snorri nl Snorri ... more details
Sighvatr also Sighvatur, Sigvatr Sturluson c . 1170 1238 was a skaldic poet, go i and member of the Icelandic Sturlungar clan. His parents were Sturla r arson of Hvammr and Gu n B varsd ttir. His younger brother, the famous poet and historian SnorriSturluson , grew up away from home, in Oddi, while Sighvatr and his elder brother r u r were brought up in Hvammr . Nothing is known of his education. He married Kolbeinn Tumason s sister Holld ra Tumad ttir, with whom he had a son, Sturla Sighvatsson . He figures in the Sturlunga saga , one of the sources to cite his poetry. Only two stanzas of Sighvatr s work now remain the first refers to the killing of Hallr Kleppj rnsson by K lfr Guttormsson in 1212 , the other to a dream before his death in the Battle of rlygssta ir in 1238 . References Gu r n Nordal, Tools of Literacy. The Role of Skaldic Verse in Icelandic Textual Culture of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries . Toronto University of Toronto Press, 2001. pp. 186 7. External links http skaldic.arts.usyd.edu.au db.php?table skalds&id 172 Lausav sur , Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages. Sturlunga ld Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sighvatr Sturluson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Poet DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1238 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sighvatr Sturluson Category 1170s births Category 1238 deaths Category Icelandic poets Category Skalds es Sigvatr Sturluson is Sighvatur Sturluson ... more details
Infobox Football biography playername Kjartan Sturluson image fullname Kjartan Sturluson dateofbirth birth date and age 1975 12 27 df y cityofbirth countryofbirth Iceland height 1.95 m position Goalkeeper association football Goalkeeper currentclub Valur clubnumber 1 youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1995 2004 years2 2005 2010 clubs1 Fylkir clubs2 Valur caps1 175 caps2 111 goals1 0 goals2 0 nationalyears1 2002 2008 nationalteam1 Iceland national football team Iceland nationalcaps1 7 nationalgoals1 0 pcupdate 11 December 2009 ntupdate 11 December 2009 Kjartan Sturluson born 27 December 1975 is a Iceland ic international association football football Goalkeeper association football goalkeeper . References reflist nfteams 3141 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kjartan Sturluson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer DATE OF BIRTH 27 December 1975 PLACE OF BIRTH Iceland DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Use dmy dates date April 2011 DEFAULTSORT Kjartan Sturluson Category 1975 births Category Living people Category Association football goalkeepers Category Icelandic footballers Iceland footy bio stub pl Kjartan Sturluson ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Icelandic name SnorriSnorri Hjartarson 1906&ndash 1986 was an Iceland ic poet, and a winner of the Nordic Council s Literature Prize . The Nordic Council s Literature Prize Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Snorri Hjartarson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Poet DATE OF BIRTH 1906 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1986 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Snorri Hjartarson Category 1906 births Category 1986 deaths Category Icelandic poets Category Icelandic writers Iceland writer stub br Snorri Hjartarson de Snorri Hjartarson es Snorri Hjartarson eo Snorri Hjartarson is Snorri Hjartarson nl Snorri Hjartarson no Snorri Hjartarson nn Snorri Hjartarson sv Snorri Hjartarson ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Foreignchars Snorri Thorbrandsson Icelandic name SnorriSnorri orbrandsson is a character in the Icelandic Eyrbyggja saga . He was from lftafj r ur in west Iceland , a blood brother of the renowned Snorri go i orgr msson and comrade in arms with Thorfinn Karlsefni orfinnr Karlsefni . Following mild injury and outlawry resulting from a conflict with Steinthor of Eyr, Snorri orbrandsson travelled to Greenland with his brother orleifr Kimbi and perished in battle against the skr lings , Inuit indigenous people, during Karlsefni s trip to Vinland. DEFAULTSORT Snorri Thorbrandsson Category Viking exploration of North America Lit char stub ... more details
icelandic name Snorri File Snorri Gudjonsson.png thumb Snorri Gu j nsson in January 2010. MedalTableTop MedalCountry ISL MedalSport Men s Team handball Handball MedalCompetition Summer Olympics MedalSilver 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Beijing Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s tournament Team competition MedalCompetition European Men s Handball Championship European Championship MedalBronze 2010 European Men s Handball Championship 2010 Austria 2010 European Men s Handball Championship Team competition MedalBottom Snorri Steinn Gu j nsson born October 17, 1981 is an Iceland ic team handball handball player, who currently plays for AG K benhavn handball AG K benhavn of the Danish Jack & Jones Ligaen . He also plays for the Iceland national handball team Icelandic national handball team , for whom he has played more than 100 matches. Gudjonsson has previously played for Bundesliga handball German League clubs TV Grosswallstadt , TSV GWD Minden and Rhein Neckar L wen External links http www.agkbh.dk holdet.aspx?GammerId 916ef472 7cbf 4231 a303 50560b44d88b Player profile AG K benhavn Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gudjonsson, Snorri ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Handball player DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1981 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gudjonsson, Snorri Category 1981 births Category Living people Category Icelandic handball players Category Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category Olympic handball players of Iceland Category Olympic silver medalists for Iceland Category Recipients of the Order of the Falcon Category Olympic medalists in handball Iceland Olympic medalist stub Iceland handball bio stub da Snorri Gudjonsson de Snorri Gu j nsson es Snorri Gu j nsson fr Snorri Steinn Gu j nsson is Snorri Steinn Gu j nsson pl Snorri Steinn Gu j nsson sl Snorri Gu j nsson sv Snorri Gu j nsson ... more details
Snorri orgr msson or Snorri Go i IPA is stn r k 963 1031 ref Palsson and Edwards, p 13 ref was a prominent ... figures prominently in Nj l s saga and the Laxd la saga . Snorri was the nephew of G sli S rsson, the hero ... 15 ref Nj l s saga says of him Snorri was reckoned the wisest man in Iceland, not counting those ... manuscript M ruvallab k , which contains Nj l s saga and the Laxd la saga , both sources of Snorri s life The main sources of Snorri s life are the semi historical Icelandic sagas . Historiographically .... ref name Thorsson xxxi Thorsson, p xxxi ref Snorri features prominently in the two sagas which, alongside ... . One of Snorri s daughters ur r died in 1112 at the age of 88, and was one of the informants for Ari ... ref Life Family and childhood Snorri s father orgr m was killed by his brother in law G sli S rsson, just before Snorri s birth. He was originally named orgr mr, but because he was a difficult child he was called Snerrir and then later Snorri, both names meaning a turbulent warlike person. His mother ... . ref Eyrbyggja Saga chapter 12 ref Snorri was fostered by orbrandr of lftafj r r. When ... time after coming back, Snorri demanded his inheritance from his uncle Bork. Bork would not divide Helgafell, and demanded 60 ounces of silver for the whole property. Snorri was able to produce this from ..., and Bork was required to leave Helgafell. ref Eyrbyggja Saga chapter 14 ref Snorri married Asdis the daughter ... Saga chapter 28 ref Feuds with Arnkel and others Thorbjorn the Stout, who was married to Snorri s half ... of witchcraft. Arnkell was a chief, and like Snorri one of the most influential men in the area. In the ensuing case Snorri and Arnkell each backed their own families, and Geirrid was cleared of the charge ... to a battle in which Thorbjorn was killed. Snorri pursued the case at the local assembly and had rarinn exiled. ref Eyrbyggja Saga chapters 16 22 ref Snorri became involved in further disputes with Arnkell ... Saga chapters 37 38 ref Snorri later sided with the Thorbrandssons in their feud with the Thorlakssons ... more details
Image GudridAndSnorri.jpg thumb Gu r ur carrying Snorri on her shoulder in a boat. Statue located in the graveyard of Glaumb r, August 1997. Icelandic name Snorri male Snorri Thorfinnsson Old West Norse Old Norse and Icelandic language Icelandic Snorri orfinnsson , rarely Snorri Karlsefnisson , ref ... year 2000 ref Name Snorri is an Old West Norse Old Norse name derived from the word Wiktionary ... naming conventions . Snorri was named for his great grandfather, Snorri r arson ref Citation last ... about the birthdate of Snorri Thorfinnsson. Birth years such as 1005, 1009, and 1012 ... to the Vinland sagas , when Snorri was 3 years old, his family left Vinland because of hostilities ... expansion westwards publication date 1973 publisher Bodley Head ref Snorri Thorfinnsson had two children ..., bishop of Skalholt in the south of Iceland. One of the descendants of Snorri s brother Thorbjorn ... 0140441549 year 1983 ref The sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen claimed descent from Snorri Thorfinnsson in the 19th century. ref name mallet Christianization of Iceland In the 13th century texts Snorri Thorfinnsson and Snorri Thorrgrimsson are considered the two main figures responsible for the early Christianisation ... century as Christian chieftain models . ref name chice According to Gr nlendinga saga , Snorri had built ... Register publication date 1992 publisher Heritage Books isbn 1556136870 year 1992 ref Legacy Snorri ... year old Long house longhouse located on Iceland s northern coast. It is believed that it was Snorri ... built on the site of Snorri s farmhouse. According to archaeologists it was a classic German fortress ... 09 16 1032054758836.html title Archaeology team unlocks the saga of Snorri Thorfinnsson location Melbourne ... familytree familytree STH VVD y HLG STH Snorri Thordsson VVD Vifill of Vifilsdale HLG ... Snorri Thorfinnsson TTF Thorbjorn Thorfinnsson familytree , . familytree HSD TSS TTB HSD Hallfrid ... statues object.php?webpage LE&record is004 Snorri Thorfinnsson http www.vanderkrogt.net statues ... more details
icelandic name SnorriSnorri Snorrason born July 14, 1977 in Reykjav k , Iceland is an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning Idol Stj rnuleit Idol Stj rnuleit 3 , the Iceland ic version of Pop Idol . Snorri compares his vocal style to Axl Rose & includes Robert Plant as his biggest influence, his favourite Icelandic artist is Jet Black Joe . Snorri was a contestant in the Icelandic selection to eurovision song contest but did not make it to the final. Idol Stj rnuleit 3 performances Semi Finals Can t Cry Hard Enough by The Williams Brothers br Top 12 Fuzzy by Grant Lee Buffalo br Top 11 The Weight by The Band br Top 10 Give A Little Bit by Supertramp br Top 9 You To Me Are Everything by The Real Thing group The Real Thing br Top 8 Dagn by Sigf s Halld rsson br Top 7 Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks br Top 6 Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra br Top 5 Sk i by Bj rgvin Halld rsson br Top 4 Sweet Child O Mine by Guns N Roses br Top 4 Annie s Song by John Denver br Top 3 Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day br Top 3 You Raise Me Up by Westlife br Grand Final Allt Sem g br Grand Final Feel by Robbie Williams br Grand Final He Ain t Heavy, He s My Brother by The Hollies Discography Albums 2006 Allt Sem g Singles April 2006 Allt Sem g Single Allt Sem g Farin Burt 2010 sku st External links http idol.visir.is ?PageID 1180 St 2 Biography Interview Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Snorrason, Snorri ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1977 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Snorrason, Snorri Category 1977 births Category Living people Category People from Reykjav k Category Idol stj rnuleit Category Idol series participants Category Idol series winners Category Icelandic male singers Iceland bio stub europe singer stub pop singer stub ... more details
Snorri Hergill Kristj nsson is an Iceland ic stand up comedian based in London . He previously won second place in the Iceland s Funniest Person competition ref cite web title The Dog Day King url http www.grapevine.is Art ReadArticle dogdayking publisher The Reykjavik Grapevine accessdate 8 February 2011 author James Crugnale date 29 July 2008 ref and has since become a finalist in the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year competition 2007 in London. ref cite news title Laughing Horse New Act Final 2007 url http www.chortle.co.uk shows misc live shows l 15312 laughing horse new act final 2007 review?id review 15312 accessdate 8 February 2011 newspaper Chortle date 21 May 2007 author Steve Bennett ref References Reflist Use dmy dates date February 2011 External links Official website http snorrikristjansson.com IMDb name 1796393 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Snorri Hergill Kristjansson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Comedian DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Snorri Hergill Kristjansson Category Icelandic comedians Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Algaut or Alg t was a Geatish king who ruled West G taland according to the Heimskringla . Snorri Sturluson relates that he was burnt to death by his son in law, the Swedish king Ingjald Ill ruler. Category Kings of the Geats Sweden hist stub es Algaut it Algaut sv Alg t ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In Norse mythology , V bl inn is the third heaven in the cosmology of Snorri Sturluson Snorri s Gylfaginning , located above Andlang and Asgard . It will serve as a shelter and dwelling place for the souls of the dead during and after the destruction of Ragnar k . Norse mythology DEFAULTSORT Vidblain Category Locations in Norse mythology Norse myth stub es V bl inn it V bl inn sh Vidblain ... more details
In Norse mythology , r valdi anglicized as Thr valdi or Thrivaldi , whose name means thrice mighty , is a J tunn giant killed by Thor . This fact is mentioned by Snorri Sturluson in the Sk ldskaparm l small 4 small , according to which killer of r valdi vegandi r valda is a kenning for Thor. Snorri quotes one stanza by Bragi Boddason , who calls Thor cleaver apart of r valdi s Numbers in Germanic paganism nine heads ref Anthony Faulkes, translation of Snorri Sturluson. Edda . London Everyman, 1995. ISBN 0 460 87616 3. ref sundrklj fr n u h f a r valda , and another stanza by Vetrli i Sumarli ason who praises Thor for having battered lemja r valdi. r valdi is also listed in the ulur . References reflist Norse mythology DEFAULTSORT Thrivaldi Category J tnar norse myth stub es r valdi hr Trivaldi it r valdi ja ... more details
In Norse mythology , Im or Imr is a J tunn giant and the son of Vafthrudnir . According to stanza 5 of the poem Vafthrudnismal from the Poetic Edda Then Odin went to try the wisdom of the all wise giant Vafthrudnir to the hall he came which Im s father owned Odin went inside. Larrington trans. Im is also mentioned in a list of giants in the Skaldskaparmal section of the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson . References Faulkes, Anthony transl. 1987 . Edda Snorri Sturluson . Everyman s Library Everyman . ISBN 0 460 87616 3. Larrington, Carolyne transl. 1996 . The Poetic Edda . Oxford World s Classics . ISBN 0 19 283946 2. Norse mythology DEFAULTSORT Im Jotunn Category J tnar norse myth stub hr Im ja ... more details
Image Olav den helliges saga Tittelfrise G. Munthe.jpg right thumb 250px l fs saga helga or the Saga of Olaf II of Norway St. Olaf can refer to several different kings sagas . Oldest Saga of St. Olaf , ca. 1190, mostly lost. Legendary Saga of St. Olaf , ca. 1210. l fs saga helga by Styrmir K rason , ca. 1220, mostly lost. Separate Saga of St. Olaf , by Snorri Sturluson , ca. 1225. l fs saga helga in Heimskringla , by Snorri Sturluson , ca. 1230. l fs saga helga in Flateyjarb k , an expanded version of the Separate Saga of St. Olaf . DEFAULTSORT Olafs saga helga disambig es l fs saga helga ja ... more details
Orphan date August 2010 Tryggvaflokkr the Skaldic poetry Forms of skaldic poetry Flokkr poem of Tryggvi was an Old Norse poetry Old Norse poem about Tryggve the Pretender , an 11th century Viking chieftain who purported to be the son of Olaf Tryggvason and tried to conquer Norway in 1033. It is usually attributed to Sighvat Thordarson , a skald and court poet of Canute the Great . The only surviving portion of the poem is that quoted by Snorri Sturluson in the Heimskringla For fame eager, forth fared from the north King Tryggve, whilst Svein from the south forth sailed to join the battle From fray not far was I. Fast they raised their banners Swiftly then rang sword gainst sword began the bloodshed. ref Hollander 536. ref Notes references References Snorri Sturluson. Heimskringla History of the Kings of Norway. Lee Hollander , transl. Univ. of Texas Press, 2002. Category Skaldic poems es Tryggvaflokkr ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 According to SnorriSturluson s Prose Edda and Heimskringla , saland corresponds to Asia and is the origin for the sir emperors that conquered regions and territories and finally settled down in Northern Europe and brought law and order. Norse mythology DEFAULTSORT Asaland Category Locations in Norse mythology Norse myth stub it saheimr ... more details
Legbiter was the sword of Magnus III of Norway . When King Magnus was killed in an ambush by the Men of Ulster , his sword was retrieved and sent home. ref cite book title Heimskringla history of the kings of Norway last Sturluson first Snorri authorlink others trans. Lee Milton Hollander year 1991 publisher University of Texas Press location isbn 0 292 73061 6 page 685 url ref References reference Category Mythological swords Category Viking swords ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl ? 970 s was a Jarl title jarl of G taland who appears in the Heimskringla the Saga of Olaf Tryggvasson and in the Jomsvikinga Saga . The Jomsvikinga Saga tells that Ottar was the maternal grandfather of Palnetoke , the Jomsviking . In the Heimskringla , Snorri Sturluson relates that Haakon Sigurdsson killed Jarl Ottar during an attack on G taland for Harald Bluetooth . Category Geats Ottar es Jarl Ottar ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2007 In Norse mythology , ri i Third , anglicized as Thridi , is either one of the many List of names of Odin names of Odin given in Grimnismal small 46 small or the name of one of the three characters along with H rr and Jafnh rr questioned by king Gylfi in Snorri Sturluson s Gylfaginning . Norse mythology Category sir Thridi ... more details
ins n fn is an anonymous skaldic poetry skaldic poem which is found in a section called Vi b tar ulur in Sk ldskaparm l in Snorri Sturluson s Prose Edda . It List of names of Odin lists the names of Odin . Source and external link http skaldic.arts.usyd.edu.au db.php?table poems&id 11228 The poem at Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages project. http www.hi.is eybjorn ugm skindex thul4b.html Two versions of the poem in Old Norse. DEFAULTSORT Odins Nofn Category Skaldic poems poem stub es ins n fn ... more details
In Norse mythology , Hnitbjorg is the mountain abode of the J tunn giant Suttung where he placed the mead of poetry for safekeeping under the guardianship of his daughter Gunnlod . Odin , with the help of Suttung s brother Baugi , drilled a hole into the mountain and thereby gained access to the mead. References Faulkes, Anthony transl. 1987 . Edda Snorri Sturluson . Everyman s Library Everyman . ISBN 0 460 87616 3. Norse mythology Category Locations in Norse mythology norse myth stub de Hnitbj rg ja ... more details
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